diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.nix
index 0a1777f937d..01e10b04d27 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  # ld.gold is disabled for musl libc due to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23856
+  # see #84670 and #49071 for more background.
   useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false) && !targetPlatform.isMusl;
 
 in
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
index befe8f2e632..e63f8207830 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.4.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  # ld.gold is disabled for musl libc due to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23856
+  # see #84670 and #49071 for more background.
   useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false) && !targetPlatform.isMusl;
 
 in
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
index c02be908603..e746c6bfcba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  # ld.gold is disabled for musl libc due to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23856
+  # see #84670 and #49071 for more background.
   useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false) && !targetPlatform.isMusl;
 
 in
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
index 9156efe16f6..9ebce6bdd48 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.1.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  # ld.gold is disabled for musl libc due to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23856
+  # see #84670 and #49071 for more background.
   useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false) && !targetPlatform.isMusl;
 
 in
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix
index ae8f56df95e..9039b1fa746 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  # ld.gold is disabled for musl libc due to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23856
+  # see #84670 and #49071 for more background.
   useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false) && !targetPlatform.isMusl;
 
 in
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.3.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.3.nix
index 37c3fcf2135..9462835cbdb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.3.nix
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  # ld.gold is disabled for musl libc due to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23856
+  # see #84670 and #49071 for more background.
   useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false) && !targetPlatform.isMusl;
 
 in
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index 52845a05ce1..be8fd73a6be 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ let
 
   targetCC = builtins.head toolsForTarget;
 
+  # ld.gold is disabled for musl libc due to https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23856
+  # see #84670 and #49071 for more background.
   useLdGold = targetPlatform.isLinux && !(targetPlatform.useLLVM or false) && !targetPlatform.isMusl;
 
 in