diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.1-binary.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.1-binary.nix
index 4a3c817e9fcb..1eeea19b6b0a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.1-binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.1-binary.nix
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-gmp-libraries=${stdenv.lib.getLib gmp}/lib"
     "--with-gmp-includes=${stdenv.lib.getDev gmp}/include"
-  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--with-gcc=${./gcc-clang-wrapper.sh}";
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--with-gcc=${./gcc-clang-wrapper.sh}"
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl "--disable-ld-override";
 
   # Stripping combined with patchelf breaks the executables (they die
   # with a segfault or the kernel even refuses the execve). (NIXPKGS-85)