diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
index 137647da8b51..c1a8e7238482 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ self: super: {
     self.base-orphans
   ] super.hashable;
 
+  # Too strict lower bounds on base
+  primitive-addr = doJailbreak super.primitive-addr;
+
   # Pick right versions for GHC-specific packages
   ghc-api-compat = doDistribute (unmarkBroken self.ghc-api-compat_8_10_7);
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
index 5b17975ca8b7..4b21ad57fa29 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ self: super: {
     self.base-orphans
   ] super.hashable;
 
+  # Too strict lower bounds on base
+  primitive-addr = doJailbreak super.primitive-addr;
+
   hashable-time = doJailbreak super.hashable-time;
   tuple = addBuildDepend self.base-orphans super.tuple;
   vector-th-unbox = doJailbreak super.vector-th-unbox;