diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.8.4-binary.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.8.4-binary.nix
index 7c5ad0030dac..0ef74e55f430 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.8.4-binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/9.8.4-binary.nix
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ let
             nixPackage = ncurses6;
             fileToCheckFor = "libtinfo.so.6";
           }
-          {
-            nixPackage = numactl;
-            fileToCheckFor = null;
-          }
         ];
       };
       x86_64-darwin = {