diff --git a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning.hs b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning.hs
index 685e46dfa77..313be91485a 100644
--- a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning.hs
@@ -2379,6 +2379,17 @@ elaborateInstallPlan
                     ]
                 )
                 (perPkgOptionMapMappend pkgid packageConfigProgramArgs)
+            elabNormalisedProgramArgs =
+              Map.unionWith
+                (++)
+                ( Map.fromList
+                    [ (programId prog, args)
+                    | prog <- configuredPrograms compilerprogdb
+                    , let args = programOverrideArgs $ addHaddockIfDocumentationEnabled prog
+                    , not (null args)
+                    ]
+                )
+                (perPkgOptionMapMappend pkgid packageConfigProgramArgs)
             elabProgramPathExtra = perPkgOptionNubList pkgid packageConfigProgramPathExtra
             elabConfiguredPrograms = configuredPrograms compilerprogdb
             elabConfigureScriptArgs = perPkgOptionList pkgid packageConfigConfigureArgs
@@ -4513,7 +4524,7 @@ packageHashConfigInputs shared@ElaboratedSharedConfig{..} pkg =
     , pkgHashStripLibs = stripLibs
     , pkgHashStripExes = stripExes
     , pkgHashDebugInfo = withDebugInfo
-    , pkgHashProgramArgs = elabProgramArgs
+    , pkgHashProgramArgs = elabNormalisedProgramArgs
     , pkgHashExtraLibDirs = elabExtraLibDirs
     , pkgHashExtraLibDirsStatic = elabExtraLibDirsStatic
     , pkgHashExtraFrameworkDirs = elabExtraFrameworkDirs
diff --git a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning/Types.hs b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning/Types.hs
index 6aa1065d20e..51db820e3a7 100644
--- a/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning/Types.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/src/Distribution/Client/ProjectPlanning/Types.hs
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ data ElaboratedConfiguredPackage = ElaboratedConfiguredPackage
   , elabDumpBuildInfo :: DumpBuildInfo
   , elabProgramPaths :: Map String FilePath
   , elabProgramArgs :: Map String [String]
+  , elabNormalisedProgramArgs :: Map String [String]
   , elabProgramPathExtra :: [FilePath]
   , elabConfiguredPrograms :: [ConfiguredProgram]
   , elabConfigureScriptArgs :: [String]
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ normaliseConfiguredPackage
   -> ElaboratedConfiguredPackage
   -> ElaboratedConfiguredPackage
 normaliseConfiguredPackage ElaboratedSharedConfig{pkgConfigCompilerProgs} pkg =
-  pkg{elabProgramArgs = Map.mapMaybeWithKey lookupFilter (elabProgramArgs pkg)}
+  pkg{elabNormalisedProgramArgs = Map.mapMaybeWithKey lookupFilter (elabProgramArgs pkg)}
   where
     knownProgramDb = addKnownPrograms builtinPrograms pkgConfigCompilerProgs
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/pr-11259.md b/changelog.d/pr-11259.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c7f90012bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/pr-11259.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+synopsis: Do not filter program arguments (e.g. for ghc, etc)
+packages: [Cabal]
+prs: 11259
+---