diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
index 3f1593899c15..0f14c35a3df7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ rec {
   gitAnnex = lib.makeOverridable (import ./git-annex) {
     inherit stdenv fetchurl libuuid rsync findutils curl perl git ikiwiki which;
     inherit (haskellPackages) ghc MissingH utf8String pcreLight SHA dataenc
-      HTTP testpack monadControl hS3 mtl network hslogger hxt json;
+      HTTP testpack hS3 mtl network hslogger hxt json;
     QuickCheck2 = haskellPackages.QuickCheck_2_4_0_1;
+    monadControl = haskellPackages.monadControl_OBSOLETE;
   };
 
   qgit = import ./qgit {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/monad-control/0.2.0.3.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/monad-control/0.2.0.3.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1107c12af52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/monad-control/0.2.0.3.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ cabal, baseUnicodeSymbols, transformers }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "monad-control";
+  version = "0.2.0.3";
+  sha256 = "0z7wjilrx6phqs2gxwv65dy1n3mc0j8hj3adshkwy6z8ggj283nh";
+  buildDepends = [ baseUnicodeSymbols transformers ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/basvandijk/monad-control/";
+    description = "Lift control operations, like exception catching, through monad transformers";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 8a4d083f708d..f6b8cd2b76b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   MonadCatchIOTransformers = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/MonadCatchIO-transformers {};
 
+  monadControl_OBSOLETE = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/monad-control/0.2.0.3.nix {};
   monadControl = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/monad-control {};
 
   monadLoops = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/monad-loops {};