diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix
index 562042721e7..444a4899a04 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/make-package-set.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ let
       };
     in stdenv.lib.makeOverridable drvScope (auto // manualArgs);
 
-  mkScope = scope: pkgs // pkgs.xorg // pkgs.gnome2 // scope;
+  mkScope = scope: pkgs // pkgs.xorg // pkgs.gnome2 // { inherit stdenv; } // scope;
   defaultScope = mkScope self;
   callPackage = drv: args: callPackageWithScope defaultScope drv args;