diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
index a8f05d6f15c1..fd14501097c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.7.nix
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     inherit llvmPackages;
     inherit enableShared;
 
+    # This is used by the haskell builder to query
+    # the presence of the haddock program.
+    hasHaddock = enableHaddockProgram;
+
     # Our Cabal compiler name
     haskellCompilerName = "ghc-${version}";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
index 8a352d0e0a90..af01582b1081 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     inherit llvmPackages;
     inherit enableShared;
 
+    # This is used by the haskell builder to query
+    # the presence of the haddock program.
+    hasHaddock = enableHaddockProgram;
+
     # Our Cabal compiler name
     haskellCompilerName = "ghc-${version}";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix
index f7624741b68b..04e29ed66861 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.0.2.nix
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     inherit llvmPackages;
     inherit enableShared;
 
+    # This is used by the haskell builder to query
+    # the presence of the haddock program.
+    hasHaddock = enableHaddockProgram;
+
     # Our Cabal compiler name
     haskellCompilerName = "ghc-${version}";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.2.nix
index 6db6eb3b0ebc..0a572bff7ef2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.2.2.nix
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     inherit llvmPackages;
     inherit enableShared;
 
+    # This is used by the haskell builder to query
+    # the presence of the haddock program.
+    hasHaddock = enableHaddockProgram;
+
     # Our Cabal compiler name
     haskellCompilerName = "ghc-${version}";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index 1c4bf3059d55..07ea6bda2458 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     inherit llvmPackages;
     inherit enableShared;
 
+    # This is used by the haskell builder to query
+    # the presence of the haddock program.
+    hasHaddock = enableHaddockProgram;
+
     # Our Cabal compiler name
     haskellCompilerName = "ghc-${version}";
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
index d8137038f63c..04973d3251e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ in
 , changelog ? null
 , mainProgram ? null
 , doCoverage ? false
-, doHaddock ? !(ghc.isHaLVM or false)
+, doHaddock ? !(ghc.isHaLVM or false) && (ghc.hasHaddock or true)
 , doHaddockInterfaces ? doHaddock && lib.versionAtLeast ghc.version "9.0.1"
 , passthru ? {}
 , pkg-configDepends ? [], libraryPkgconfigDepends ? [], executablePkgconfigDepends ? [], testPkgconfigDepends ? [], benchmarkPkgconfigDepends ? []