diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 74db7abe620e..94e4e6f14209 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -202,6 +202,16 @@ self: super: {
     ];
   }) super.statistics;
 
+  # QuickCheck-2.14.3 Rational generator reveals bug in tests
+  # https://github.com/diagrams/active/issues/43
+  active = appendPatches [
+    (pkgs.fetchpatch {
+      name = "active-test-zero-duration.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/diagrams/active/commit/8fcc37c228a4d40fff3fa0d755f1de11b7c6a0c2.patch";
+      sha256 = "09wfmswr3rwy9qa2is6470bmkjnjbqkqdlg7ama3bii36yxrapyj";
+    })
+  ] super.active;
+
   # There are numerical tests on random data, that may fail occasionally
   lapack = dontCheck super.lapack;