diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
index 0846a6976b62..3a986e3daeeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ self: super: {
   # their existence to callPackages, but their is no shim for lower GHC versions.
   system-cxx-std-lib = null;
 
+  # Becomes a core package in GHC >= 9.8
+  semaphore-compat = doDistribute self.semaphore-compat_1_0_0;
+
   # For GHC < 9.4, some packages need data-array-byte as an extra dependency
   # For GHC < 9.2, os-string is not required.
   primitive = addBuildDepends [ self.data-array-byte ] super.primitive;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.6.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.6.x.nix
index 8d0f1fabb151..560a14d6d9dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.6.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.6.x.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ self: super: {
   # their existence to callPackages, but their is no shim for lower GHC versions.
   system-cxx-std-lib = null;
 
+  # Becomes a core package in GHC >= 9.8
+  semaphore-compat = doDistribute self.semaphore-compat_1_0_0;
+
   # Needs Cabal 3.0.x.
   jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.overrideScope (cself: _: { Cabal = cself.Cabal_3_2_1_0; });
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
index eb11eaf2a992..0cf930918f83 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ self: super: {
   # their existence to callPackages, but their is no shim for lower GHC versions.
   system-cxx-std-lib = null;
 
+  # Becomes a core package in GHC >= 9.8
+  semaphore-compat = doDistribute self.semaphore-compat_1_0_0;
+
   # Jailbreaks & Version Updates
 
   # For GHC < 9.4, some packages need data-array-byte as an extra dependency
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.2.x.nix
index e3e9109418c5..beac507bf42f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.2.x.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ self: super: {
   # their existence to callPackages, but their is no shim for lower GHC versions.
   system-cxx-std-lib = null;
 
+  # Becomes a core package in GHC >= 9.8
+  semaphore-compat = doDistribute self.semaphore-compat_1_0_0;
+
   # weeder >= 2.5 requires GHC 9.4
   weeder = doDistribute self.weeder_2_4_1;
   # Allow dhall 1.42.*
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.4.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.4.x.nix
index 204ae814f02a..94e3485fd8ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.4.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.4.x.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ in
   # still the case when updating: https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/blob/0198841877f6f04269d6050892b98b5c3807ce4c/ghc.mk#L463
   xhtml = if self.ghc.hasHaddock or true then null else doDistribute self.xhtml_3000_4_0_0;
 
+  # Becomes a core package in GHC >= 9.8
+  semaphore-compat = doDistribute self.semaphore-compat_1_0_0;
+
   # Jailbreaks & Version Updates
 
   hashable-time = doJailbreak super.hashable-time;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.6.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.6.x.nix
index 694b21a5e482..d8325db75785 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.6.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.6.x.nix
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ self: super:
   unix = null;
   xhtml = null;
 
+  # Becomes a core package in GHC >= 9.8
+  semaphore-compat = doDistribute self.semaphore-compat_1_0_0;
+
   #
   # Version deviations from Stackage LTS
   #
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix
index 9b32c403ca41..4c44d6624fd3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix
@@ -603,6 +603,15 @@ let
       ] released;
       hashable = released;
       primitive = released;
+      semaphore-compat = [
+        # Compiler < 9.8 don't have the semaphore-compat core package
+        compilerNames.ghc865Binary
+        compilerNames.ghc8107
+        compilerNames.ghc902
+        compilerNames.ghc928
+        compilerNames.ghc948
+        compilerNames.ghc966
+      ];
       weeder = lib.subtractLists [
         compilerNames.ghc9101
         compilerNames.ghc9121