diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
index 40db78d42681..035e8cda1ea6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
@@ -706,6 +706,10 @@ self: super: builtins.intersectAttrs super {
   } super.nix-output-monitor;
 
   haskell-language-server = overrideCabal (drv: {
+    # starting with 1.6.1.1 haskell-language-server wants to be linked dynamically
+    # by default. Unless we reflect this in the generic builder, GHC is going to
+    # produce some illegal references to /build/.
+    enableSharedExecutables = true;
     postInstall = "ln -s $out/bin/haskell-language-server $out/bin/haskell-language-server-${self.ghc.version}";
     testToolDepends = [ self.cabal-install pkgs.git ];
     testTarget = "func-test"; # wrapper test accesses internet