diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 347042ec52c..fc33ad119c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ self: super: {
     '';
   });
 
+  # The package doesn't know about the AL include hierarchy.
+  al = appendConfigureFlag super.al "--extra-include-dirs=${pkgs.openal}/include/AL";
+
   # Depends on code distributed under a non-free license.
   bindings-yices = dontDistribute super.bindings-yices;
   yices = dontDistribute super.yices;