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diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
index 6efbef45bac..448995f66ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@ let
     endif
     DYNAMIC_GHC_PROGRAMS = ${if enableShared then "YES" else "NO"}
     INTEGER_LIBRARY = ${if enableIntegerSimple then "integer-simple" else "integer-gmp"}
-  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) ''
+  ''
+    # We only need to build stage1 on most cross-compilation because
+    # we will be running the compiler on the native system. In some
+    # situations, like native Musl compilation, we need the compiler
+    # to actually link to our new Libc. The iOS simulator is a special
+    # exception because we can’t actually run simulators binaries
+    # ourselves.
+  + stdenv.lib.optionalString (targetPlatform != hostPlatform) ''
     Stage1Only = ${if (targetPlatform.system == hostPlatform.system && !targetPlatform.isiOS) then "NO" else "YES"}
     CrossCompilePrefix = ${targetPrefix}
     HADDOCK_DOCS = NO