diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/with-packages.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/with-packages.nix
index 74a8253b838..afdaea44d5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/with-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/with-packages.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ let
 in
 buildEnv {
   name = "haskell-env-${ghc.name}";
-  paths = stdenv.lib.closePropagation (packages ++ [ghc]);
+  paths = stdenv.lib.filter (x: x ? ghc) (stdenv.lib.closePropagation (packages ++ [ghc]));
   postBuild = ''
     . ${makeWrapper}/nix-support/setup-hook