diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 05740979b8ac12..72f8654a57e73e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1552,4 +1552,8 @@ self: super: {
   servant-client      = doJailbreak super.servant-client;
   servant-client-core = doJailbreak super.servant-client-core;
 
+  # overly strict dependency on aeson
+  # https://github.com/jaspervdj/profiteur/issues/33
+  profiteur = doJailbreak (super.profiteur);
+
 } // import ./configuration-tensorflow.nix {inherit pkgs haskellLib;} self super
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
index cf9d977b26dc32..b58105ba3b3042 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
@@ -8975,7 +8975,6 @@ broken-packages:
   - prof-flamegraph
   - prof2dot
   - prof2pretty
-  - profiteur
   - profunctor-monad
   - progress
   - progress-meter