diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 53d810372a44..62fd1d1542ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ self: super: {
   # FSEvents API is very buggy and tests are unreliable. See
   # http://openradar.appspot.com/10207999 and similar issues.
   # https://github.com/haskell-fswatch/hfsnotify/issues/62
-  fsnotify = dontCheck super.fsnotify; # if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then dontCheck super.fsnotify else super.fsnotify;
+  fsnotify = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin
+    then addBuildDepend (dontCheck super.fsnotify) pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Cocoa
+    else dontCheck super.fsnotify;
 
   # the system-fileio tests use canonicalizePath, which fails in the sandbox
   system-fileio = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then dontCheck super.system-fileio else super.system-fileio;