diff --git a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs
index a8092d1c00b..37f66e86009 100644
--- a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Setup.hs
@@ -230,9 +230,20 @@ configureOptions = commandOptions configureCommand
 
 filterConfigureFlags :: ConfigFlags -> Version -> ConfigFlags
 filterConfigureFlags flags cabalLibVersion
-  | cabalLibVersion >= Version [1,3,10] [] = flags
-    -- older Cabal does not grok the constraints flag:
-  | otherwise = flags { configConstraints = [] }
+  | cabalLibVersion >= Version [1,14,0] [] = flags
+  | cabalLibVersion <  Version [1,3,10] [] = flags_1_3_10
+  | cabalLibVersion <  Version [1,10,0] [] = flags_1_10_0
+  | cabalLibVersion <  Version [1,14,0] [] = flags_1_14_0
+
+  -- A no-op that silences the "pattern match is non-exhaustive" warning.
+  | otherwise = flags
+  where
+    -- Cabal < 1.14.0 doesn't know about --disable-benchmarks.
+    flags_1_14_0 = flags        { configBenchmarks  = NoFlag }
+    -- Cabal < 1.10.0 doesn't know about --disable-tests.
+    flags_1_10_0 = flags_1_14_0 { configTests       = NoFlag }
+    -- Cabal < 1.3.10 does not grok the constraints flag.
+    flags_1_3_10 = flags_1_10_0 { configConstraints = [] }
 
 -- ------------------------------------------------------------
 -- * Config extra flags