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Auto complete in ghci shows $sel:function:Type for DuplicateRecordFields fields

Given a haskell file;

{-# LANGUAGE DuplicateRecordFields #-}
-- t.hs

data A = A { name :: String }
data B = B { name :: String }

and in GHCi;

ghci t.hs
GHCi, version 8.1.20151231: http://www.haskell.org/ghc/  :? for help
[1 of 1] Compiling Main             ( tnum.hs, interpreted )
Ok, modules loaded: Main.
*Main> <TAB> <TAB>
...
$sel:name:A
$sel:name:B
...

The records show up as $sel:function:Type, a function which you cannot refer to by name.

Even if you enable OverloadedLabels, the #labels don't show up in the auto completion.

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Version 8.0.1-rc1
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler
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