Failing to build `base` Haskell package

> nix-env -f "<nixpkgs>" -iA haskellPackages.base_4_9_1_0

...

building path(s) ‘/nix/store/lnbr7varq6gdjrgp1l9hiiff002pxlnn-base-4.9.1.0’
setupCompilerEnvironmentPhase
Build with /nix/store/h4b92rq8z4sqavr1mhjz1kq1jf0v4sm3-ghc-8.0.2.
unpacking sources
unpacking source archive /nix/store/qhpp0v1hfgi0pcj3ii81ybgrkx28vy10-base-4.9.1.0.tar.gz
source root is base-4.9.1.0
setting SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH to timestamp 1484380218 of file base-4.9.1.0/Unsafe/Coerce.hs
patching sources
compileBuildDriverPhase
setupCompileFlags: -package-db=/tmp/user/1000/nix-build-base-4.9.1.0.drv-0/package.conf.d -j8 -threaded

GHC/Float.hs:28:0: error:
     fatal error: ieee-flpt.h: No such file or directory
     #include "ieee-flpt.h"
     ^
compilation terminated.
`cc' failed in phase `C pre-processor'. (Exit code: 1)