diff --git a/standalone/android/install-haskell-packages b/standalone/android/install-haskell-packages
index 8f2702ab4c..fc2148808d 100755
--- a/standalone/android/install-haskell-packages
+++ b/standalone/android/install-haskell-packages
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ fi
 
 cabalopts="$@"
 
+setupcabal () {
+	cabal update
+
+	# Workaround for http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/26045a/if_youre_finding_cabal_cant_build_your_project/
+	# should be able to remove this eventually.
+	cabal install transformers-compat -fthree
+	cabal install mtl-2.1.3.1
+}
+
 cabalinstall () {
 	echo cabal install "$@" "$cabalopts"
 	eval cabal install "$@" "$cabalopts"
@@ -119,7 +128,7 @@ echo
 echo
 echo native build
 echo
-cabal update
+setupcabal
 installgitannexdeps
 
 echo 
@@ -127,5 +136,5 @@ echo
 echo cross build
 echo
 PATH=$HOME/.ghc/$(cat abiversion)/bin:$HOME/.ghc/$(cat abiversion)/arm-linux-androideabi/bin:$PATH
-cabal update
+setupcabal
 install_pkgs