diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
index 43167548bd85..e89d77d5fa4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
@@ -993,6 +993,12 @@ self: super: builtins.intersectAttrs super {
   # Wants to execute cabal-install to (re-)build itself
   hint = dontCheck super.hint;
 
+  # Make sure that Cabal 3.8.* can be built as-is
+  Cabal_3_8_1_0 = doDistribute (super.Cabal_3_8_1_0.override {
+    Cabal-syntax = self.Cabal-syntax_3_8_1_0;
+    process = self.process_1_6_15_0;
+  });
+
   # cabal-install switched to build type simple in 3.2.0.0
   # as a result, the cabal(1) man page is no longer installed
   # automatically. Instead we need to use the `cabal man`