diff --git a/FontyFruity.cabal b/FontyFruity.cabal
--- a/FontyFruity.cabal
+++ b/FontyFruity.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
 
 name:                FontyFruity
-version:             0.5.1
+version:             0.5.1.1
 synopsis:            A true type file format loader
 description:         
     A haskell Truetype file parser.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 Source-Repository this
     Type:      git
     Location:  https://github.com/Twinside/FontyFruity.git
-    Tag:       v0.5.1
+    Tag:       v0.5.1.1
 
 library
   exposed-modules: Graphics.Text.TrueType
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 -*-change-log-*-
 
+v0.5.1.1 April 2015
+ * Fix: compilation on older compilers
+
 v0.5.1 April 2015
-  * Fix: Fixing the bounding box returned by stringBoundingBox 
-  * Fix: All warning of GHC 7.10 final
+ * Fix: Fixing the bounding box returned by stringBoundingBox 
+ * Fix: All warning of GHC 7.10 final
 
 v0.5 January 2015
  * BREAKING CHANGE: the point size is now Float!
diff --git a/src/Graphics/Text/TrueType.hs b/src/Graphics/Text/TrueType.hs
--- a/src/Graphics/Text/TrueType.hs
+++ b/src/Graphics/Text/TrueType.hs
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     ) where
 
 #if !MIN_VERSION_base(4,8,0)
-import Data.Monoid( (<$>), mempty )
+import Data.Monoid( mempty )
+import Control.Applicative((<$>))
 #endif
 
 import Control.Monad( foldM, forM )