diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index fc968246afc5..ef113a223d1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -3236,6 +3236,9 @@ with haskellLib;
   # i.e. tests assume existence of .git and also fail for some versions of CVC5,
   # including the current one in nixpkgs.
   liquid-fixpoint = dontCheck super.liquid-fixpoint;
+
+  # 2025-8-26: Too strict bounds on containers and text, see: https://github.com/stackbuilders/inflections-hs/pull/83
+  inflections = doJailbreak super.inflections;
 }
 // import ./configuration-tensorflow.nix { inherit pkgs haskellLib; } self super