diff --git a/dev-haskell/chell/chell-0.4.0.2.ebuild b/dev-haskell/chell/chell-0.4.0.2.ebuild
index 8444a9e32cfaa..ca08b3a947e41 100644
--- a/dev-haskell/chell/chell-0.4.0.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-haskell/chell/chell-0.4.0.2.ebuild
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	>=dev-haskell/cabal-1.18.1.3
 "
 
-src_prepare() {
-	cabal_chdeps \
-		'ansi-terminal >= 0.5 && < 0.8' 'ansi-terminal >= 0.5'
-	default
-}
+CABAL_CHDEPS=(
+	'ansi-terminal >= 0.5 && < 0.8' 'ansi-terminal >= 0.5'
+)
 
 src_configure() {
 	haskell-cabal_src_configure \