diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/temporary/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/temporary/default.nix
index 5bb668e86a8..cf5d76f8cd6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/temporary/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/temporary/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   version = "1.2.0.1";
   sha256 = "12z8qnqn1fg9ymaav5ds7gk067lmj0bv1lhhxcnvmvjcpk1l5b54";
   buildDepends = [ exceptions filepath transformers ];
+  jailbreak = true;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.github.com/batterseapower/temporary";
     description = "Portable temporary file and directory support for Windows and Unix, based on code from Cabal";