diff --git a/guix/scripts/import/hackage.scm b/guix/scripts/import/hackage.scm
index 97d042be3e..4e84278a78 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/import/hackage.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/import/hackage.scm
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 (define-module (guix scripts import hackage)
   #:use-module (guix ui)
   #:use-module (guix utils)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix scripts)
   #:use-module (guix import hackage)
   #:use-module (guix scripts import)
@@ -34,10 +35,13 @@
 ;;; Command-line options.
 ;;;
 
+(define ghc-default-version
+  (string-append "ghc-" (package-version (@ (gnu packages haskell) ghc))))
+
 (define %default-options
-  '((include-test-dependencies? . #t)
+  `((include-test-dependencies? . #t)
     (read-from-stdin? . #f)
-    ('cabal-environment . '())))
+    (cabal-environment . ,`(("impl" . ,ghc-default-version)))))
 
 (define (show-help)
   (display (_ "Usage: guix import hackage PACKAGE-NAME