diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/default.nix
index d2ecc3381287..15a4ed42e8c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/default.nix
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 
 let
 
-  inherit (stdenv.lib) fix' extends;
+  inherit (stdenv.lib) fix' extends makeOverridable;
+  inherit (import ./lib.nix { inherit pkgs; }) overrideCabal;
 
   haskellPackages = self:
     let
 
-      mkDerivation = pkgs.callPackage ./generic-builder.nix {
+      mkDerivationImpl = pkgs.callPackage ./generic-builder.nix {
         inherit stdenv;
         inherit (pkgs) fetchurl pkgconfig glibcLocales coreutils gnugrep gnused;
         jailbreak-cabal = if (self.ghc.cross or null) != null
@@ -37,9 +38,7 @@ let
         });
       };
 
-      overrideCabal = drv: f: drv.override (args: args // {
-        mkDerivation = drv: args.mkDerivation (drv // f drv);
-      });
+      mkDerivation = makeOverridable mkDerivationImpl;
 
       callPackageWithScope = scope: drv: args: (stdenv.lib.callPackageWith scope drv args) // {
         overrideScope = f: callPackageWithScope (mkScope (fix' (extends f scope.__unfix__))) drv args;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix
index cc9daf336b02..ab817b7b2a16 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 rec {
 
   overrideCabal = drv: f: (drv.override (args: args // {
-    mkDerivation = drv: args.mkDerivation (drv // f drv);
+    mkDerivation = drv: (args.mkDerivation drv).override f;
   })) // {
     overrideScope = scope: overrideCabal (drv.overrideScope scope) f;
   };