diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+0.9.1
+	* fix build with ghc-7.8 and 7.10
 0.9.0
 	* don't force "Path Abs" anymore in IO module, abstract more over Path types
 	* add 'toAbs'
diff --git a/hpath.cabal b/hpath.cabal
--- a/hpath.cabal
+++ b/hpath.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                hpath
-version:             0.9.0
+version:             0.9.1
 synopsis:            Support for well-typed paths
 description:         Support for well-typed paths, utilizing ByteString under the hood.
 license:             BSD3
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
                      doctests-posix.hs
 
 library
+  if os(windows)
+    build-depends: unbuildable<0
+    buildable: False
   hs-source-dirs:    src/
   default-language:  Haskell2010
   if impl(ghc >= 8.0)
@@ -46,6 +49,9 @@
 
 
 test-suite doctests-hpath
+  if os(windows)
+    build-depends: unbuildable<0
+    buildable: False
   default-language:  Haskell2010
   type:              exitcode-stdio-1.0
   ghc-options:       -threaded
@@ -57,6 +63,9 @@
                    , hpath
 
 test-suite doctests-posix
+  if os(windows)
+    build-depends: unbuildable<0
+    buildable: False
   default-language:  Haskell2010
   type:              exitcode-stdio-1.0
   ghc-options:       -threaded
@@ -70,6 +79,9 @@
                      QuickCheck
 
 test-suite spec
+  if os(windows)
+    build-depends: unbuildable<0
+    buildable: False
   Type:                 exitcode-stdio-1.0
   Default-Language:     Haskell2010
   Hs-Source-Dirs:       test
diff --git a/src/HPath/IO.hs b/src/HPath/IO.hs
--- a/src/HPath/IO.hs
+++ b/src/HPath/IO.hs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 import Data.Monoid
   (
     (<>)
+  , mempty
   )
 import Data.Word
   (
@@ -933,7 +934,7 @@
           else do
             readBS <- unsafePackCStringFinalizer buf
                                                  (fromIntegral size)
-                                                 mempty
+                                                 (return ())
             read' fd buf (builder <> byteString readBS)