diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.10.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.10.2.nix
index 064610c3557b..834639380a50 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.10.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/7.10.2.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   stripDebugFlags = [ "-S" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional (!stdenv.isDarwin) "--keep-file-symbols";
 
   postInstall = ''
+    # Install the bash completion file.
+    install -D -m 444 utils/completion/ghc.bash $out/share/bash-completion/completions/ghc
+
     # Patch scripts to include "readelf" and "cat" in $PATH.
     for i in "$out/bin/"*; do
       test ! -h $i || continue