diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index da95981c5e38..4c0cb349860d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ self: super: {
   Lazy-Pbkdf2 = if pkgs.stdenv.isi686 then dontCheck super.Lazy-Pbkdf2 else super.Lazy-Pbkdf2;
 
   # Use the default version of mysql to build this package (which is actually mariadb).
-  mysql = super.mysql.override { mysql = pkgs.mysql.lib; };
+  # test phase requires networking
+  mysql = dontCheck (super.mysql.override { mysql = pkgs.mysql.lib; });
 
   # Link the proper version.
   zeromq4-haskell = super.zeromq4-haskell.override { zeromq = pkgs.zeromq4; };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
index 06480f59f284..66b0a7f3db74 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-hackage2nix.yaml
@@ -5741,7 +5741,6 @@ dont-distribute-packages:
   mysql-simple-quasi:                           [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   mysql-simple-typed:                           [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   mysql-simple:                                 [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
-  mysql:                                        [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   mystem:                                       [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   myTestlll:                                    [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]
   mywatch:                                      [ i686-linux, x86_64-linux, x86_64-darwin ]