diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.4.nix
index 92afc0f4b88..5d02088c44c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.10.4.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-gcc=${stdenv.gcc}/bin/gcc"
   ];
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fomit-frame-pointer";
+
   meta = {
     inherit homepage;
     description = "The Glasgow Haskell Compiler";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix
index 05ceba030b9..08c9c1739ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/6.12.3.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-gcc=${stdenv.gcc}/bin/gcc"
   ];
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fomit-frame-pointer";
+
   # required, because otherwise all symbols from HSffi.o are stripped, and
   # that in turn causes GHCi to abort
   stripDebugFlags=["-S" "--keep-file-symbols"];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.4.nix
index 1cafdd51bee..ab69df12aa8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.0.4.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-gcc=${stdenv.gcc}/bin/gcc"
   ];
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fomit-frame-pointer";
+
   # required, because otherwise all symbols from HSffi.o are stripped, and
   # that in turn causes GHCi to abort
   stripDebugFlags=["-S" "--keep-file-symbols"];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.2.nix
index c6ec0cb75c4..7e714ae3b78 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.2.2.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-gcc=${stdenv.gcc}/bin/gcc"
   ];
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fomit-frame-pointer";
+
   # required, because otherwise all symbols from HSffi.o are stripped, and
   # that in turn causes GHCi to abort
   stripDebugFlags=["-S" "--keep-file-symbols"];