diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 89a248cb717b..ce6e97d5cc25 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -848,4 +848,7 @@ self: super: {
   uuid-types = doJailbreak super.uuid-types;
   uuid = doJailbreak super.uuid;
 
+  # https://github.com/hspec/hspec/issues/307
+  hspec-contrib = dontCheck super.hspec-contrib;
+
 }