diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/time-compat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/time-compat/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2fd4bc6abf85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/time-compat/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ cabal, time }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "time-compat";
+  version = "0.1.0.1";
+  sha256 = "1fh5ylxv9cmgirakimizfdili3xf3ggqhhz5hz3v9i13mh4bgzvd";
+  buildDepends = [ time ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://hub.darcs.net/dag/time-compat";
+    description = "Compatibility with old-time for the time package";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 39bde1fc9f16..718ca2980325 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1637,6 +1637,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
   # pass it explicitly in rare circumstances.
   time = null;
 
+  timeCompat = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/time-compat {};
+
   tls = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/tls {};
 
   tlsExtra = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/tls-extra {};