diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
index 1d31ffba4111..c5be8bb84376 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
@@ -345,7 +345,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
       guibou
     ] ++ lib.teams.haskell.members;
     timeout = 24 * 3600;
-    inherit (ghc.meta) license platforms;
+    inherit (ghc.meta) license;
+    # hardcode platforms because the bootstrap GHC differs depending on the platform,
+    # with differing platforms available for each of them
+    platforms = ["x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" "i686-linux" "x86_64-darwin"];
     # integer-simple builds are broken with musl when bootstrapping using
     # GHC 8.10.2 and below, however it is not possible to reverse bootstrap
     # GHC 8.8.4 with GHC 8.10.7.