diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix
index 54616abc4ba..106b66c6b41 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/lib.nix
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ rec {
    */
   justStaticExecutables = drv: overrideCabal drv (drv: {
     enableSharedExecutables = false;
+    enableLibraryProfiling = false;
     isLibrary = false;
     doHaddock = false;
     postFixup = "rm -rf $out/lib $out/nix-support $out/share/doc";