diff --git a/Prelude.hs b/Prelude.hs
index 21092e83f001a614da02f05a5ea688672e524659..b9b3b45c27d341be72b1363d908086c6e1618420 100644
--- a/Prelude.hs
+++ b/Prelude.hs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ import "base" Data.Tuple
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __GLASGOW_HASKELL__
-import GHC.Base
+import GHC.Base hiding ( ($!) )
 -- import GHC.IO
 -- import GHC.IO.Exception
 import Text.Read