diff --git a/array.cabal b/array.cabal
index 9fa45585363d962ef4fac55c25af075ade122f01..4a9f8e2a546d24cc21d83e66a412d38e55a5e712 100644
--- a/array.cabal
+++ b/array.cabal
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ source-repository head
     location: http://darcs.haskell.org/packages/array/
 
 library
-  build-depends: base >= 3 && < 5
+  build-depends: base >= 4.2 && < 5
   exposed-modules:
       Data.Array
   extensions: CPP