diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hmatrix/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hmatrix/default.nix
index 43c66c3d8944..5f45d99c75c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hmatrix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hmatrix/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     binary HUnit QuickCheck random storableComplex vector
   ];
   extraLibraries = [ blas gsl liblapack ];
+  configureFlags = "-fvector";
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://perception.inf.um.es/hmatrix";
     description = "Linear algebra and numerical computation";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index fc834042dbce..0f2f551af56f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -744,9 +744,7 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   HList = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/HList {};
 
-  hmatrix = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hmatrix {
-    vector = self.vector_0_7_1;
-  };
+  hmatrix = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hmatrix {};
 
   hopenssl = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hopenssl {};