diff --git a/gnu/packages/haskell-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/haskell-xyz.scm
index 01fecae850..261bc57305 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/haskell-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/haskell-xyz.scm
@@ -3774,7 +3774,7 @@ (define-public ghc-extensible-exceptions
 (define-public ghc-extra
   (package
     (name "ghc-extra")
-    (version "1.7.1")
+    (version "1.6.21")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -3784,7 +3784,7 @@ (define-public ghc-extra
              ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0zshxv9dnd8vksncmb8dj4wvq2wdybzwxyhmy2zp6a81icm4azx4"))))
+         "1gjx98w4w61g043k6rzc8i34cbxpcigi8lb6i7pp1vwp8w8jm5vl"))))
     (build-system haskell-build-system)
     (inputs
      `(("ghc-clock" ,ghc-clock)