diff --git a/gnu/packages/haskell.scm b/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
index 85513b5491..5336a2149f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/haskell.scm
@@ -6677,6 +6677,8 @@ (define-public ghc-fgl-arbitrary
         (base32
          "0ln1szgfy8fa78l3issq4fx3aqnnd54w3cb4wssrfi48vd5rkfjm"))))
     (build-system haskell-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:configure-flags (list "--allow-newer=QuickCheck")))
     (inputs
      `(("ghc-fgl" ,ghc-fgl)
        ("ghc-quickcheck" ,ghc-quickcheck)