diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.4.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.4.x.nix
index 6ad8564d89ac..46661b56d6b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.4.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.4.x.nix
@@ -54,4 +54,7 @@ self: super: {
   # https://github.com/tibbe/unordered-containers/issues/96
   unordered-containers = dontCheck super.unordered-containers;
 
+  # The test suite depends on time >=1.4.0.2.
+  cookie = dontCheck super.cookie ;
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix
index 1a3216533c8b..c7de3ddaa786 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.6.x.nix
@@ -54,4 +54,7 @@ self: super: {
   # Later versions require a newer version of bytestring than we have.
   aeson = self.aeson_0_7_0_6;
 
+  # The test suite depends on time >=1.4.0.2.
+  cookie = dontCheck super.cookie ;
+
 }