diff --git a/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml b/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
index c1954bb242f7c8d7449768ff878224203ed967ab..1ae96bc80ed0808ec0e90a6f97252114773e86ce 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/7.8.1-notes.xml
@@ -549,6 +549,11 @@
     <sect3>
         <title>GHCi</title>
         <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+                    The monomorphism restriction is now turned off
+                    by default in GHCi.
+            </listitem>
+         
             <listitem>
                 <para>
                     GHCi now supports a <literal>prompt2</literal>