diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/wxHaskell/wxcore.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/wxHaskell/wxcore.nix
index 98032d91c8e4..5dde5e8fc3f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/wxHaskell/wxcore.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/wxHaskell/wxcore.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   sha256 = "0d79hr6cz9zj3w57h6630nfnsmfq1w73gz04jjmlhwh8ih557imw";
   buildDepends = [ filepath parsec stm time wxc wxdirect ];
   extraLibraries = [ libX11 mesa wxGTK ];
+  patchPhase = ''
+    sed -i -e 's|containers >=.*|containers|' wxcore.cabal
+  '';
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://haskell.org/haskellwiki/WxHaskell";
     description = "wxHaskell core";