diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
index 66c8c1fd375..ef4cccdd820 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   # only use the links hack if we're actually building dylibs. otherwise, the
   # "dynamic-library-dirs" point to nonexistent paths, and the ln command becomes
   # "ln -s $out/lib/links", which tries to recreate the links dir and fails
-  + (optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin && enableSharedLibraries) ''
+  + (optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin && (enableSharedLibraries || enableSharedExecutables)) ''
     # Work around a limit in the macOS Sierra linker on the number of paths
     # referenced by any one dynamic library:
     #