diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 8ab751166c5e..9f05dd4720d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -697,6 +697,11 @@ self: super: {
   # test suite cannot find its own "idris" binary
   idris = doJailbreak (dontCheck super.idris);
 
+  idris_1_1_1 = overrideCabal (doJailbreak (dontCheck super.idris_1_1_1)) (drv: {
+    # The standard libraries are compiled separately
+    configureFlags = (drv.configureFlags or []) ++ [ "-fexeconly" ];
+  });
+
   # https://github.com/bos/math-functions/issues/25
   math-functions = dontCheck super.math-functions;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/idris-modules/build-builtin-package.nix b/pkgs/development/idris-modules/build-builtin-package.nix
index defe87654034..6de3f8b16669 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/idris-modules/build-builtin-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/idris-modules/build-builtin-package.nix
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ build-idris-package {
   inherit (idris) src;
 
   postUnpack = ''
-    mv $sourceRoot/libs/${name} $IDRIS_LIBRARY_PATH
-    sourceRoot=$IDRIS_LIBRARY_PATH/${name}
+    sourceRoot=$sourceRoot/libs/${name}
+  '';
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i ${name}.ipkg -e "/^opts/ s|-i \\.\\./|-i $IDRIS_LIBRARY_PATH/|g"
   '';
 
   meta = idris.meta // {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/idris-modules/build-idris-package.nix b/pkgs/development/idris-modules/build-idris-package.nix
index a00f5e74b845..9dfa3430ed8b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/idris-modules/build-idris-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/idris-modules/build-idris-package.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@
 #       name and src.
 { stdenv, idris, gmp }: args: stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   preHook = ''
-    mkdir idris-libs
+    # Library import path
     export IDRIS_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/idris-libs
+    mkdir -p $IDRIS_LIBRARY_PATH
+
+    # Library install path
+    export IBCSUBDIR=$out/lib/${idris.name}
+    mkdir -p $IBCSUBDIR
 
     addIdrisLibs () {
       if [ -d $1/lib/${idris.name} ]; then
@@ -16,10 +21,6 @@
     envHooks+=(addIdrisLibs)
   '';
 
-  configurePhase = ''
-    export TARGET=$out/lib/${idris.name}
-  '';
-
   buildPhase = ''
     ${idris}/bin/idris --build *.ipkg
   '';
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
   '';
 
   installPhase = ''
-    ${idris}/bin/idris --install *.ipkg
+    ${idris}/bin/idris --install *.ipkg --ibcsubdir $IBCSUBDIR
   '';
 
   buildInputs = [ gmp ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 372d346aeece..8fd3176a660b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5646,7 +5646,21 @@ with pkgs;
   icedtea_web = icedtea8_web;
 
   idrisPackages = callPackage ../development/idris-modules {
-    inherit (haskellPackages) idris;
+    idris =
+      let
+        inherit (self.haskell) lib;
+        haskellPackages = self.haskellPackages.override {
+          overrides = self: super: {
+            binary = lib.dontCheck self.binary_0_8_5_1;
+            cheapskate = self.cheapskate_0_1_1;
+            idris = self.idris_1_1_1;
+            parsers = lib.dontCheck super.parsers;
+            semigroupoids = lib.dontCheck super.semigroupoids;
+            trifecta = lib.dontCheck super.trifecta;
+          };
+        };
+      in
+        haskellPackages.idris;
   };
 
   intercal = callPackage ../development/compilers/intercal { };