diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4fec686a2e5..2be3084952f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8725,6 +8725,7 @@ let
   darcs = with haskellPackages_ghc783; callPackage ../applications/version-management/darcs {
     cabal = cabal.override {
       extension = self : super : {
+        enableSharedExecutables = false;
         isLibrary = false;
         configureFlags = "-f-library " + super.configureFlags or "";
       };