diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
index 72110227140b..2bcf6ee854f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
       fi
       if [ -d "$p/lib" ]; then
         configureFlags+=" --extra-lib-dirs=$p/lib"
+        if [[ ${ if stdenv.isDarwin then "yes" else "no"} = "yes" ]]; then
+          export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH:$p/lib;
+        fi
       fi
     done
     ${ghcCommand}-pkg --${packageDbFlag}="$packageConfDir" recache