diff --git a/common/build-style/haskell-stack.sh b/common/build-style/haskell-stack.sh
index 0443d07fc4..9eced02e18 100644
--- a/common/build-style/haskell-stack.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/haskell-stack.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 # stackage="lts-X.Y"  # or include a stack.yaml in $FILESDIR
 #
 do_build() {
+	# use --skip-ghc-check to really force stack to use the ghc in the system
+	# --system-ghc still downloads if stackage ghc version does not match ours
+	# this fails on all platforms other than x86_64 glibc when we bump ghc
+	local _stack_args="--system-ghc --skip-ghc-check"
+
 	if [ -f "${FILESDIR}/stack.yaml" ]; then
 		msg_normal "Using stack config in stack.yaml.\n"
 		cp "${FILESDIR}/stack.yaml" .
@@ -16,15 +21,17 @@ do_build() {
 		fi
 		msg_normal "Using stackage resolver ${stackage}.\n"
 		STACK_ROOT=$wrksrc/.stack \
-			stack init --system-ghc --force --resolver ${stackage}
+			stack init ${_stack_args} --force --resolver ${stackage}
 	fi
 
-	STACK_ROOT=$wrksrc/.stack stack --system-ghc ${makejobs} build \
+	STACK_ROOT=$wrksrc/.stack stack ${_stack_args} ${makejobs} build \
 		${make_build_args}
 }
 
 do_install() {
+	local _stack_args="--system-ghc --skip-ghc-check"
+
 	vmkdir usr/bin
-	STACK_ROOT=$wrksrc/.stack stack --system-ghc install \
+	STACK_ROOT=$wrksrc/.stack stack ${_stack_args} install \
 	       	${make_build_args} --local-bin-path=${DESTDIR}/usr/bin
 }