diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-arm.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-arm.nix
index 9b7811417d9f6..54aa44efb4885 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-arm.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-arm.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ self: super: {
   happy = dontCheck super.happy;
   happy_1_19_12 = doDistribute (dontCheck super.happy_1_19_12);
 
+  # add arm specific library
+  wiringPi = overrideCabal ({librarySystemDepends ? [], ...}: {
+    librarySystemDepends = librarySystemDepends ++ [pkgs.wiringpi];
+  }) super.wiringPi;
+
 } // lib.optionalAttrs pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64 {
   # AARCH64-SPECIFIC OVERRIDES