diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 52462fa1a2c..3c11205de73 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ self: super: {
   constraints-deriving = dontCheck super.constraints-deriving;
 
   # need newer version of ghc-libparser
-  hlint = super.hlint.override { ghc-lib-parser = self.ghc-lib-parser_8_8_1; };
+  hlint = super.hlint.override { ghc-lib-parser = self.ghc-lib-parser_8_8_1_20191204; };
 
   # https://github.com/sol/hpack/issues/366
   hpack = self.hpack_0_33_0;