diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
index b8748b911eb9..38f53d3e04c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ self: super: {
 
   hlint = self.hlint_3_4_1;
 
+  # test suite depends on vcr since hpack >= 0.38.1 which requires GHC2021
+  hpack_0_38_1 = dontCheck super.hpack_0_38_1;
+
   mime-string = disableOptimization super.mime-string;
 
   # weeder 2.3.* no longer supports GHC 8.10
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
index a476886358b1..ab90e94de5ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ self: super: {
       "haskell-language-server has dropped support for ghc 9.0 in version 2.4.0.0, please use a newer ghc version or an older nixpkgs version"
       (markBroken super.haskell-language-server);
 
+  # test suite depends on vcr since hpack >= 0.38.1 which requires GHC2021
+  hpack_0_38_1 = dontCheck super.hpack_0_38_1;
+
   # Needs to use ghc-lib due to incompatible GHC
   ghc-tags = doDistribute self.ghc-tags_1_5;