diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index ff177c8901f82f..253e16dd7c8532 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -767,9 +767,6 @@ self: super: {
   # https://github.com/fizruk/http-api-data/issues/49
   http-api-data = dontCheck super.http-api-data;
 
-  # https://github.com/snoyberg/yaml/issues/106
-  yaml = disableCabalFlag super.yaml "system-libyaml";
-
   # https://github.com/diagrams/diagrams-lib/issues/288
   diagrams-lib = overrideCabal super.diagrams-lib (drv: { doCheck = !pkgs.stdenv.isi686; });
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
index 199b9c1765425a..fab79fac5f9d8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ self: super: builtins.intersectAttrs super {
   # https://github.com/bos/pcap/issues/5
   pcap = addExtraLibrary super.pcap pkgs.libpcap;
 
+  # https://github.com/snoyberg/yaml/issues/106
+  yaml = disableCabalFlag super.yaml "system-libyaml";
+
   # The cabal files for these libraries do not list the required system dependencies.
   miniball = overrideCabal super.miniball (drv: {
     librarySystemDepends = [ pkgs.miniball ];