diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
index 4f142cd932d..c6b969d3088 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 , jailbreak ? false
 , license
 , maintainers ? []
-, doHaddock ? true
+, doHaddock ? !stdenv.isDarwin || stdenv.lib.versionAtLeast ghc.version "7.8"
 , passthru ? {}
 , pkgconfigDepends ? [], libraryPkgconfigDepends ? [], executablePkgconfigDepends ? [], testPkgconfigDepends ? []
 , platforms ? ghc.meta.platforms