diff --git a/dev-haskell/split/split-0.2.3.4.ebuild b/dev-haskell/split/split-0.2.3.4.ebuild
index 6c4a8a088cdd9..cf143bda5bc92 100644
--- a/dev-haskell/split/split-0.2.3.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-haskell/split/split-0.2.3.4.ebuild
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	test? ( >=dev-haskell/quickcheck-2.4 )
 "
 
-src_prepare() {
-	default
-
-	cabal_chdeps \
-		'base < 4.15' 'base < 5'
-}
+CABAL_CHDEPS=(
+	'base < 4.15' 'base < 5'
+)