1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/haskell/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/haskell/default.nix
index 6f998300290a..6b10766bedb7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/haskell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/emacs-modes/haskell/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, emacs, texinfo }:
 
+# Use "emacsMelpa.haskell-mode" instead.
+
 let
   version = "13.14-169-g0d3569d";      # git describe --tags
 in
@@ -35,5 +37,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.peti ];
+    broken = true;  # no longer compiles and this package is obsolete anyway
   };
 }