diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.2.nix
index bbe82354c8c..b588592a71c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.2.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 , # Whether to build dynamic libs for the standard library (on the target
   # platform). Static libs are always built.
-  enableShared ? true
+  enableShared ? !targetPlatform.useAndroidPrebuilt
 
 , version ? "8.4.2"
 }:
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index f0e21b0cf5b..7e1c73d166a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 , # Whether to build dynamic libs for the standard library (on the target
   # platform). Static libs are always built.
-  enableShared ? true
+  enableShared ? !targetPlatform.useAndroidPrebuilt
 
 , version ? "8.5.20180118"
 }: