diff --git a/hledger-lib/Setup.hs b/hledger-lib/Setup.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a994af67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hledger-lib/Setup.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/hledger-web/Setup.hs b/hledger-web/Setup.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a994af67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hledger-web/Setup.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
index 819bb5488..075fda9b5 100644
--- a/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
+++ b/hledger-web/hledger-web.cabal
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ library
                      Hledger.Web
                      Hledger.Web.Main
                      Hledger.Web.Options
+                     -- Setup -- stops yesod devel complaining, requires build-depends: Cabal
     build-depends:
                      hledger              == 0.23.98
                    , hledger-lib          == 0.23.98
diff --git a/hledger/Setup.hs b/hledger/Setup.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a994af67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hledger/Setup.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain