diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.nix
index c0bcdaa6bee3..6325e2187c03 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.10.1.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
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
index 863fc74c037b..a5d2bb5c88d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.6.5.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ 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
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix
index af5c5433f1bc..bd1f09709dcf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.2.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ 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
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.3.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.3.nix
index f6b0a8efdf22..1f1a23ee2c24 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.3.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
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.8.4.nix
index 6efbef45bac2..448995f66ba2 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