diff --git a/Distribution/Client/InstallSymlink.hs b/Distribution/Client/InstallSymlink.hs
index 3ecea548b1c..8b6a3756fc8 100644
--- a/Distribution/Client/InstallSymlink.hs
+++ b/Distribution/Client/InstallSymlink.hs
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ import System.Directory
          ( canonicalizePath )
 import System.FilePath
          ( (</>), splitPath, joinPath, isAbsolute )
+
+import Prelude hiding (catch, ioError)
 import System.IO.Error
          ( catch, isDoesNotExistError, ioError )
 import Control.Exception