diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
index ef1ebe881f5478..acbcb1320e6193 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
@@ -502,4 +502,9 @@ self: super: builtins.intersectAttrs super {
 
   # Tests require a browser: https://github.com/ku-fpg/blank-canvas/issues/73
   blank-canvas = dontCheck super.blank-canvas;
+
+  # cabal2nix generates a dependency on base-compat, which is the wrong version
+  base-compat-batteries = super.base-compat-batteries.override {
+    base-compat = pkgs.haskellPackages.base-compat_0_10_1;
+  };
 }