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OverloadedStrings cause error in annotation

The following code

{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}

{-# ANN module "HLint: ignore Eta reduce" #-}

main = putStrLn "hello"

results in

/tmp/Foo.hs:3:1:
    No instance for (Data.Data.Data a0) arising from an annotation
    The type variable ‘a0’ is ambiguous
    Note: there are several potential instances:
      instance (Data.Data.Data a, Data.Data.Data b) =>
               Data.Data.Data (Either a b)
        -- Defined in ‘Data.Data’
      instance Data.Data.Data t => Data.Data.Data (Data.Proxy.Proxy t)
        -- Defined in ‘Data.Data’
      instance (GHC.Types.Coercible a b, Data.Data.Data a,
                Data.Data.Data b) =>
               Data.Data.Data (Data.Type.Coercion.Coercion a b)
        -- Defined in ‘Data.Data’
      ...plus 31 others
    In the annotation: {-# ANN module "HLint: ignore Eta reduce" #-}

/tmp/Foo.hs:3:16:
    No instance for (Data.String.IsString a0)
      arising from the literal ‘"HLint: ignore Eta reduce"’
    The type variable ‘a0’ is ambiguous
    Note: there is a potential instance available:
      instance Data.String.IsString [Char] -- Defined in ‘Data.String’
    In the annotation: {-# ANN module "HLint: ignore Eta reduce" #-}

when using GHC 7.10.3, and similar for GHC 8 RC

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Trac field Value
Version 7.10.3
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Compiler
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