diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vacuum-graphviz/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vacuum-graphviz/default.nix
index 3810512756f0..2db9e3c83c12 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vacuum-graphviz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vacuum-graphviz/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "2.1.0.1";
   sha256 = "093ba6n30a6gyifnk3bd50rkx8qldjqq9vsk92pnq152ibs36b2m";
   buildDepends = [ filepath graphviz vacuum ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     description = "A library for transforming vacuum graphs into GraphViz output";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;