diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths/0.1.0.5.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths/0.1.0.5.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths/0.1.0.8.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths/0.1.0.8.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a8a774f4aa08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths/0.1.0.8.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{cabal} :
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
+  pname = "ghc-paths";
+  version = "0.1.0.8";
+  sha256 = "0mhc5zhbybp1vmkjsqbca51993vkpx5g8hql160m8m95apkc2wl6";
+  meta = {
+    description = "Knowledge of GHC's installation directories";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.stdenv.lib.platforms.haskellPlatforms;
+    maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 4c8591299a69..3f8a9452b6c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -537,9 +537,10 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   ghcMtl = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mtl {};
 
+  ghcPaths_0_1_0_5 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths/0.1.0.5.nix {};
   ghcPaths_0_1_0_6 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths/0.1.0.6.nix {};
-
-  ghcPaths = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths {};
+  ghcPaths_0_1_0_8 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths/0.1.0.8.nix {};
+  ghcPaths = self.ghcPaths_0_1_0_6; # version 0.1.0.5 doesn't build with an up-to-date GHC
 
   ghcSyb = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghc-syb {};