diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix
index 49beed8549d..eb8fad4af1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/with-packages-wrapper.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, ghc, llvmPackages, packages, symlinkJoin, makeWrapper
+{ lib, stdenv, ghc, llvmPackages, packages, buildEnv, makeWrapper
 , withLLVM ? false
 , postBuild ? ""
 , ghcLibdir ? null # only used by ghcjs, when resolving plugins
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ let
                    ++ lib.optional stdenv.targetPlatform.isDarwin llvmPackages.clang);
 in
 if paths == [] && !withLLVM then ghc else
-symlinkJoin {
+buildEnv {
   # this makes computing paths from the name attribute impossible;
   # if such a feature is needed, the real compiler name should be saved
   # as a dedicated drv attribute, like `compiler-name`
   name = ghc.name + "-with-packages";
   paths = paths ++ [ghc];
+  extraOutputsToInstall = ["doc"];
   postBuild = ''
     . ${makeWrapper}/nix-support/setup-hook