diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index c83aa7237776..8597bdf51b42 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -2306,7 +2306,7 @@ self: super: {
     Cabal-syntax = self.Cabal-syntax_3_10_3_0;
   });
 
-  # 2023-07-18: https://github.com/srid/ema/issues/156
+  # 2025-02-11: Too strict bounds on base < 4.17
   ema = doJailbreak super.ema;
 
   # Too strict bounds on text and tls