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 0a64c20ea7a5..2a0a7810f72a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.6.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.6.x.nix
@@ -91,4 +91,7 @@ self: super: {
 
   # ghc versions prior to 8.8.x needs additional dependency to compile successfully.
   ghc-lib-parser-ex = addBuildDepend super.ghc-lib-parser-ex self.ghc-lib-parser;
+
+  # This became a core library in ghc 8.10., so we don‘t have an "exception" attribute anymore.
+  exceptions = super.exceptions_0_10_4;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
index 718186c9f38f..e83b25659f2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
@@ -122,4 +122,6 @@ self: super: {
   liquid-vector = markBroken super.liquid-vector;
   liquidhaskell = markBroken super.liquidhaskell;
 
+  # This became a core library in ghc 8.10., so we don‘t have an "exception" attribute anymore.
+  exceptions = super.exceptions_0_10_4;
 }