diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
index 48972849cf6aa6..fb976a7b331aa6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ self: super: {
   rts = null;
   stm = null;
   template-haskell = null;
-  terminfo = null;
+  # GHC only builds terminfo if it is a native compiler
+  terminfo = if pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform == pkgs.stdenv.buildPlatform then null else self.terminfo_0_4_1_5;
   text = null;
   time = null;
   transformers = null;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.6.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.6.x.nix
index 11c3677913ea46..48c63f8b723fd9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.6.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.6.x.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ self: super: {
   rts = null;
   stm = null;
   template-haskell = null;
-  terminfo = null;
+  # GHC only builds terminfo if it is a native compiler
+  terminfo = if pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform == pkgs.stdenv.buildPlatform then null else self.terminfo_0_4_1_5;
   text = null;
   time = null;
   transformers = null;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
index a6fad258cf8572..8174307b7e6c5e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ self: super: {
   rts = null;
   stm = null;
   template-haskell = null;
-  terminfo = null;
+  # GHC only builds terminfo if it is a native compiler
+  terminfo = if pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform == pkgs.stdenv.buildPlatform then null else self.terminfo_0_4_1_5;
   text = null;
   time = null;
   transformers = null;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
index 127f3225c297b9..a5914433a448aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ self: super: {
   rts = null;
   stm = null;
   template-haskell = null;
-  terminfo = null;
+  # GHC only builds terminfo if it is a native compiler
+  terminfo = if pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform == pkgs.stdenv.buildPlatform then null else self.terminfo_0_4_1_5;
   text = null;
   time = null;
   transformers = null;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.2.x.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.2.x.nix
index caef6641164ab4..53e604fbff30b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.2.x.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ self: super: {
   rts = null;
   stm = null;
   template-haskell = null;
-  terminfo = null;
+  # GHC only builds terminfo if it is a native compiler
+  terminfo = if pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform == pkgs.stdenv.buildPlatform then null else self.terminfo_0_4_1_5;
   text = null;
   time = null;
   transformers = null;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-head.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-head.nix
index ad3aea047ae324..a2546c3dc5f442 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-head.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-head.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ self: super: {
   rts = null;
   stm = null;
   template-haskell = null;
-  terminfo = null;
+  # GHC only builds terminfo if it is a native compiler
+  terminfo = if pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform == pkgs.stdenv.buildPlatform then null else self.terminfo_0_4_1_5;
   text = null;
   time = null;
   transformers = null;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix
index 0777b448d5b4bb..d519444ce1ddf7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-haskell.nix
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ let
                 random
                 QuickCheck
                 cabal2nix
+                terminfo # isn't bundled for cross
                 xhtml # isn't bundled for cross
               ;
             };
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ let
                 random
                 QuickCheck
                 cabal2nix
+                terminfo # isn't bundled for cross
                 xhtml # isn't bundled for cross
               ;
             };