diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index e5f9456f7aae..8549ec049a67 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1037,10 +1037,13 @@ self: super: {
 
   # Generate shell completion.
   cabal2nix = generateOptparseApplicativeCompletion "cabal2nix" super.cabal2nix;
+
+  # 2022-03-20: niv is unmaintained we pin stuff to keep it running
   niv = generateOptparseApplicativeCompletion "niv" (super.niv.overrideScope (self: super: {
-   # Needs override because of: https://github.com/nmattia/niv/issues/312
    optparse-applicative = self.optparse-applicative_0_15_1_0;
+   aeson = self.aeson_1_5_6_0;
   }));
+
   ormolu = generateOptparseApplicativeCompletion "ormolu" super.ormolu;
 
   stack =