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 3735ea5f26aa..449790a6091f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.10.x.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ self: super: {
 
   # Need the Cabal-syntax-3.6.0.0 fake package for Cabal < 3.8 to allow callPackage and the constraint solver to work
   Cabal-syntax = self.Cabal-syntax_3_6_0_0;
+  # These core package only exist for GHC >= 9.4. The best we can do is feign
+  # their existence to callPackages, but their is no shim for lower GHC versions.
+  system-cxx-std-lib = null;
 
   # Additionally depends on OneTuple for GHC < 9.0
   base-compat-batteries = addBuildDepend self.OneTuple super.base-compat-batteries;
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 e7cb3f23d2df..756b66237e62 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-8.8.x.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ self: super: {
   # GHC only bundles the xhtml library if haddock is enabled, check if this is
   # still the case when updating: https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/-/blob/0198841877f6f04269d6050892b98b5c3807ce4c/ghc.mk#L463
   xhtml = if self.ghc.hasHaddock or true then null else self.xhtml_3000_2_2_1;
+  # These core package only exist for GHC >= 9.4. The best we can do is feign
+  # their existence to callPackages, but their is no shim for lower GHC versions.
+  system-cxx-std-lib = null;
 
   # Need the Cabal-syntax-3.6.0.0 fake package for Cabal < 3.8 to allow callPackage and the constraint solver to work
   Cabal-syntax = self.Cabal-syntax_3_6_0_0;
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 ede9cdcba44e..4b8252738ef9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.0.x.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ self: super: {
 
   # Need the Cabal-syntax-3.6.0.0 fake package for Cabal < 3.8 to allow callPackage and the constraint solver to work
   Cabal-syntax = self.Cabal-syntax_3_6_0_0;
+  # These core package only exist for GHC >= 9.4. The best we can do is feign
+  # their existence to callPackages, but their is no shim for lower GHC versions.
+  system-cxx-std-lib = null;
 
   # Jailbreaks & Version Updates
 
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 9ee544d3f790..38c5f16b8eb4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-ghc-9.2.x.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ self: super: {
 
   # Need the Cabal-syntax-3.6.0.0 fake package for Cabal < 3.8 to allow callPackage and the constraint solver to work
   Cabal-syntax = self.Cabal-syntax_3_6_0_0;
+  # These core package only exist for GHC >= 9.4. The best we can do is feign
+  # their existence to callPackages, but their is no shim for lower GHC versions.
+  system-cxx-std-lib = null;
 
   # weeder == 2.5.* requires GHC 9.4
   weeder = doDistribute self.weeder_2_4_1;