diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 00431a805935..64a0093e2ba3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -1545,6 +1545,10 @@ with haskellLib;
   # https://github.com/snowleopard/alga/issues/324
   algebraic-graphs = doJailbreak super.algebraic-graphs;
 
+  # 2026-05-18: allow QuickCheck 2.16
+  # https://github.com/haskellari/binary-instances/pull/34/changes#r3257818178
+  binary-instances = doJailbreak super.binary-instances;
+
   # chell-quickcheck doesn't work with QuickCheck >= 2.15 with no known fix yet
   # https://github.com/typeclasses/chell/issues/5
   system-filepath = dontCheck super.system-filepath;