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 470c79b643d9..c11070d21faf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ self: super: {
   base-compat-batteries = addBuildDepend self.OneTuple super.base-compat-batteries;
 
   # Pick right versions for GHC-specific packages
-  ghc-api-compat = doDistribute self.ghc-api-compat_8_10_7;
+  ghc-api-compat = doDistribute (unmarkBroken self.ghc-api-compat_8_10_7);
 
   # ghc versions which don‘t match the ghc-lib-parser-ex version need the
   # additional dependency to compile successfully.
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 90df495523fa..0c75456735b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ self: super: {
   # vector 0.12.2 indroduced doctest checks that don‘t work on older compilers
   vector = dontCheck super.vector;
 
-  ghc-api-compat = doDistribute super.ghc-api-compat_8_6;
+  ghc-api-compat = doDistribute (unmarkBroken super.ghc-api-compat_8_6);
 
   mime-string = disableOptimization super.mime-string;