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Bogus warning with OverloadedLists

When I say

{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedLists #-}

lgo :: [a] -> ()
lgo [] = ()
lgo (_:_) = ()

I get

/Users/rae/temp/Bug.hs:4:1: Warning:
    Pattern match(es) are non-exhaustive
    In an equation for ‘lgo’: Patterns not matched: []

I don't know !OverloadedLists deeply, but that warning surely is confusing!

Happens on both 7.8.3 and 7.10.1.

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Version 7.10.1
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler
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