diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index af4125d6713..8bea40efe64 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ in {
       llvmPackages = pkgs.llvmPackages_10;
     };
     ghcHEAD = callPackage ../development/compilers/ghc/head.nix {
-      bootPkgs = packages.ghc8104; # no binary yet
+      bootPkgs = packages.ghc901; # no binary yet
       inherit (buildPackages.python3Packages) sphinx;
       buildLlvmPackages = buildPackages.llvmPackages_10;
       llvmPackages = pkgs.llvmPackages_10;