diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix
index e9ce4f127051..705a5b3e96f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ let
   haskellSrc2nix = { name, src, sha256 ? null, extraCabal2nixOptions ? "" }:
     let
       sha256Arg = if sha256 == null then "--sha256=" else ''--sha256="${sha256}"'';
-    in buildPackages.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    in buildPackages.stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
       name = "cabal2nix-${name}";
       nativeBuildInputs = [ buildPackages.cabal2nix-unwrapped ];
       preferLocalBuild = true;