diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
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+
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> { config.allowUnfree = true; }
+, src ?  builtins.filterSource (path: type:
+    type != "unknown" &&
+    baseNameOf path != ".git" &&
+    baseNameOf path != "result" &&
+    baseNameOf path != "dist") ./.
+}:
+pkgs.haskellPackages.buildLocalCabalWithArgs {
+  name = "servant";
+  inherit src;
+}