diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/default.nix
index b26a5154bf60..cac79fd92bb6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, perl, ghc, m4}:
+{stdenv, fetchurl, perl, ghc, m4, readline, ncurses}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "ghc-6.4.1";
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     md5 = "fd289bc7c3afa272ff831a71a50b5b00";
   };
   buildInputs = [perl ghc m4];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [readline ncurses];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
index 9839878e0e1e..749a59d860c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/system/all-packages-generic.nix
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ rec {
   };
 
   ghc = (import ../development/compilers/ghc) {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv perl;
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv perl ncurses readline;
     ghc = ghcboot;
     m4 = gnum4;
   };