diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.4.nix
index e9e1e1eafd03..c4000fc86c25 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.8.4.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
     libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
     libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
+    DYNAMIC_BY_DEFAULT = NO
     ${stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
       libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-includes="${libiconv}/include"
       libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-libraries="${libiconv}/lib"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index 0363855977f7..4cde21dbcc2a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ let
     libraries/integer-gmp_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-gmp-includes="${gmp}/include"
     libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-includes="${ncurses}/include"
     libraries/terminfo_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-curses-libraries="${ncurses}/lib"
+    DYNAMIC_BY_DEFAULT = NO
     ${stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
       libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-includes="${libiconv}/include"
       libraries/base_CONFIGURE_OPTS += --configure-option=--with-iconv-libraries="${libiconv}/lib"