1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gf.cabal b/gf.cabal
index b6d6c7111..0076e7638 100644
--- a/gf.cabal
+++ b/gf.cabal
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ Library
                  pretty,
                  mtl,
                  exceptions,
+                 fail,
+                 -- For compatability with ghc < 8
+                 -- We need transformers-compat >= 0.6.3, but that is only in newer snapshots where it is redundant.
+                 transformers-compat,
                  ghc-prim
   hs-source-dirs: src/runtime/haskell
 
@@ -98,8 +102,6 @@ Library
 --if impl(ghc>=7.8)
 --  ghc-options: +RTS -A20M -RTS
   ghc-prof-options: -fprof-auto
-  if impl(ghc>=8.6)
-    Default-extensions: NoMonadFailDesugaring
 
   exposed-modules:
     PGF