diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs b/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs
index 119f5f939..164b37a15 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Middleware.hs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 module PostgREST.Middleware where
 
+-- needed for ghc 7.8
+import           Data.Functor ((<$>))
+
 import           Data.Maybe                    (fromMaybe, isNothing)
 import           Data.Monoid
 import           Data.Text