diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 4c0cb349860d..2d39e68c9a1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ self: super: {
     then dontCheck (overrideCabal super.hakyll (drv: {
       testToolDepends = [];
     }))
-    else super.hakyll;
+    # https://github.com/jaspervdj/hakyll/issues/491
+    else dontCheck super.hakyll;
 
   # Heist's test suite requires system pandoc
   heist = overrideCabal super.heist (drv: {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
index 66b0a7f3db74..434e7f51a2c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
@@ -4075,7 +4075,6 @@ dont-distribute-packages:
   hakyll-sass:                                  [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   hakyll-series:                                [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   hakyll-shakespeare:                           [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
-  hakyll:                                       [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   halberd:                                      [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   halfs:                                        [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   halipeto:                                     [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]