diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index 9a5767446158..a76964794015 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
   libffi ? null
 
   # Libdw.c only supports x86_64, i686 and s390x
-, enableDwarf ? stdenv.targetPlatform.isx86 &&
-                !stdenv.targetPlatform.isDarwin &&
-                !stdenv.targetPlatform.isWindows
+, enableDwarf ? (stdenv.targetPlatform.isx86 ||
+                 (stdenv.targetPlatform.isS390 && stdenv.targetPlatform.is64bit)) &&
+                lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform elfutils &&
+                lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.targetPlatform elfutils
 , elfutils # for DWARF support
 
 , useLLVM ? !(stdenv.targetPlatform.isx86