diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.2.nix
index cf4e5772719..bbe82354c8c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.4.2.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ let
   '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString enableRelocatedStaticLibs ''
     GhcLibHcOpts += -fPIC
     GhcRtsHcOpts += -fPIC
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.useAndroidPrebuilt ''
+    EXTRA_CC_OPTS += -std=gnu99
   '';
 
   # Splicer will pull out correct variations
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
index 51497e0d9ce..f0e21b0cf5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/head.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ let
   '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString enableRelocatedStaticLibs ''
     GhcLibHcOpts += -fPIC
     GhcRtsHcOpts += -fPIC
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString targetPlatform.useAndroidPrebuilt ''
+    EXTRA_CC_OPTS += -std=gnu99
   '';
 
   # Splicer will pull out correct variations