diff --git a/ale_linters/haskell/hdevtools.vim b/ale_linters/haskell/hdevtools.vim
index 93c7ddd6..dc902152 100644
--- a/ale_linters/haskell/hdevtools.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/haskell/hdevtools.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Description: hdevtools for Haskell files
 
 call ale#Set('haskell_hdevtools_executable', 'hdevtools')
-call ale#Set('haskell_hdevtools_options', '-g -Wall')
+call ale#Set('haskell_hdevtools_options', get(g:, 'hdevtools_options', '-g -Wall'))
 
 function! ale_linters#haskell#hdevtools#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
     return ale#Var(a:buffer, 'haskell_hdevtools_executable')
diff --git a/doc/ale-haskell.txt b/doc/ale-haskell.txt
index 9fab39bf..09ecd92d 100644
--- a/doc/ale-haskell.txt
+++ b/doc/ale-haskell.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,16 @@ g:ale_haskell_hdevtools_executable         *g:ale_haskell_hdevtools_executable*
 g:ale_haskell_hdevtools_options               *g:ale_haskell_hdevtools_options*
                                               *b:ale_haskell_hdevtools_options*
   Type: |String|
-  Default: `'-g -Wall'`
+  Default: `get(g:, 'hdevtools_options', '-g -Wall')`
 
   This variable can be changed to modify flags given to hdevtools.
 
+  The hdevtools documentation recommends setting GHC options for `hdevtools`
+  with `g:hdevtools_options`. ALE will use the value of `g:hdevtools_options`
+  for the value of `g:ale_haskell_hdevtools_options` by default, so this
+  option can be respected and overridden specifically for ALE.
+
+
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 hfmt                                                         *ale-haskell-hfmt*