diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
index 52d596da701ae..09cbab13930e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/generic-builder.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ in
 , buildTools ? [], libraryToolDepends ? [], executableToolDepends ? [], testToolDepends ? [], benchmarkToolDepends ? []
 , configureFlags ? []
 , description ? ""
-, doCheck ? !isCross && (stdenv.lib.versionOlder "7.4" ghc.version)
+, doCheck ? !isCross && stdenv.lib.versionOlder "7.4" ghc.version
 , doBenchmark ? false
 , doHoogle ? true
 , editedCabalFile ? null
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ let
                       buildTools ++ libraryToolDepends ++ executableToolDepends;
   propagatedBuildInputs = buildDepends ++ libraryHaskellDepends ++ executableHaskellDepends;
   otherBuildInputs = setupHaskellDepends ++ extraLibraries ++ librarySystemDepends ++ executableSystemDepends ++
-                     optionals (allPkgconfigDepends != []) allPkgconfigDepends ++
+                     allPkgconfigDepends ++
                      optionals doCheck (testDepends ++ testHaskellDepends ++ testSystemDepends ++ testToolDepends) ++
                      optionals doBenchmark (benchmarkDepends ++ benchmarkHaskellDepends ++ benchmarkSystemDepends ++ benchmarkToolDepends);
   allBuildInputs = propagatedBuildInputs ++ otherBuildInputs;
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     runHook postBuild
   '';
 
+  inherit doCheck;
+
   checkPhase = ''
     runHook preCheck
     ${setupCommand} test ${testTarget}
@@ -428,7 +430,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 // optionalAttrs (postConfigure != "")  { inherit postConfigure; }
 // optionalAttrs (preBuild != "")       { inherit preBuild; }
 // optionalAttrs (postBuild != "")      { inherit postBuild; }
-// optionalAttrs (doCheck)              { inherit doCheck; }
 // optionalAttrs (doBenchmark)          { inherit doBenchmark; }
 // optionalAttrs (checkPhase != "")     { inherit checkPhase; }
 // optionalAttrs (preCheck != "")       { inherit preCheck; }