diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fffuu/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fffuu/default.nix
index 2463ee5a6e99..ed34fc42d64b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fffuu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fffuu/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ mkDerivation {
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace haskell_tool/fffuu.cabal \
       --replace "containers >=0.5 && <0.6" "containers >= 0.6" \
-      --replace "optparse-generic >= 1.2.3 && < 1.3" "optparse-generic >= 1.2.3"
+      --replace "optparse-generic >= 1.2.3 && < 1.3" "optparse-generic >= 1.2.3" \
+      --replace "split >= 0.2.3 && <= 0.2.4" "split >= 0.2.3"
   '';
 
   preCompileBuildDriver = ''