diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index e3609c9d0bc..4a41836a5cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -867,9 +867,6 @@ self: super: {
   # https://github.com/guillaume-nargeot/hpc-coveralls/issues/52
   hpc-coveralls = disableSharedExecutables super.hpc-coveralls;
 
-  # Can't find libHSidris-*.so during build.
-  idris = disableSharedExecutables super.idris;
-
   # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/838
   cryptonite = dontCheck super.cryptonite;
 
@@ -987,4 +984,14 @@ self: super: {
   # https://bitbucket.org/ssaasen/spy/pull-requests/3/fsnotify-dropped-system-filepath
   spy = appendPatch super.spy ./patches/spy.patch;
 
+  idris = overrideCabal super.idris (drv: {
+    # "idris" binary cannot find Idris library otherwise while building. After
+    # installing it's completely fine though. This seems like a bug in Idris
+    # that's related to builds with shared libraries enabled. It would be great
+    # if someone who knows a thing or two about Idris could look into this.
+    preBuild = "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/dist/build:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH";
+    # https://github.com/idris-lang/Idris-dev/issues/2499
+    librarySystemDepends = (drv.librarySystemDepends or []) ++ [pkgs.gmp];
+  });
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
index 7c5c9cdf3e3..3ffce7a52ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-7.10.x.nix
@@ -45,15 +45,6 @@ self: super: {
   # Build jailbreak-cabal with the latest version of Cabal.
   jailbreak-cabal = super.jailbreak-cabal.override { Cabal = self.Cabal_1_24_0_0; };
 
-  idris = overrideCabal super.idris (drv: {
-    # "idris" binary cannot find Idris library otherwise while building.
-    # After installing it's completely fine though. Seems like Nix-specific
-    # issue so not reported.
-    preBuild = "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/dist/build:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH";
-    # https://github.com/idris-lang/Idris-dev/issues/2499
-    librarySystemDepends = (drv.librarySystemDepends or []) ++ [pkgs.gmp];
-  });
-
   Extra = appendPatch super.Extra (pkgs.fetchpatch {
     url = "https://github.com/seereason/sr-extra/commit/29787ad4c20c962924b823d02a7335da98143603.patch";
     sha256 = "193i1xmq6z0jalwmq0mhqk1khz6zz0i1hs6lgfd7ybd6qyaqnf5f";