diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.2-binary.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.2-binary.nix
index 1e755ab6c0c..3a649c2420a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.2-binary.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.2-binary.nix
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         [ $(./main) == "yes" ]
       '';
 
-  meta.license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
-  meta.platforms = ["x86_64-linux" "i686-linux"];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://haskell.org/ghc";
+    description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = ["x86_64-linux" "i686-linux"];
+    broken = true;              # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/7810
+  };
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.4.nix
index d8157673fbc..0df0ef27ca0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.4.nix
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
     platforms = ["x86_64-linux" "i686-linux"];  # Darwin is unsupported.
     inherit (ghc.meta) license;
+    broken = true;              # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/7810
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix
index f6beaf3a006..499f1db79ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ marcweber andres simons ];
     platforms = ["x86_64-linux" "i686-linux"];  # Darwin is unsupported.
     inherit (ghc.meta) license;
+    broken = true;              # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/7810
   };
 }