diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/default.nix
index a5d0c46e78e..785f5b878f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghcjs-ng/default.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
       mkdir -p $out/libexec
       lndir ${libexec} $out/bin
 
-      wrapProgram $out/bin/ghcjs --add-flags "-B$out/libexec -dcore-lint"
+      wrapProgram $out/bin/ghcjs --add-flags "-B$out/libexec"
       wrapProgram $out/bin/haddock-ghcjs --add-flags "-B$out/libexec"
       wrapProgram $out/bin/ghcjs-pkg --add-flags "--global-package-db=$out/libexec/package.conf.d"