diff --git a/hspec-expectations.cabal b/hspec-expectations.cabal
--- a/hspec-expectations.cabal
+++ b/hspec-expectations.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:             hspec-expectations
-version:          0.3.1
+version:          0.3.2
 synopsis:         Catchy combinators for HUnit
 description:      Catchy combinators for HUnit: <https://github.com/sol/hspec-expectations#readme>
 license:          MIT
diff --git a/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs b/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs
--- a/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs
+++ b/src/Test/Hspec/Expectations.hs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 -- * Setting expectations
   Expectation
+, expectationFailure
 , shouldBe
 , shouldSatisfy
 , shouldReturn
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@
 
 type Expectation = Assertion
 
+-- | This is just an alias for HUnit's `assertFailure`.
+expectationFailure :: String -> Expectation
+expectationFailure = assertFailure
+
 infix 1 `shouldBe`, `shouldSatisfy`, `shouldReturn`, `shouldThrow`
 
 -- |
@@ -74,7 +79,7 @@
   r <- try action
   case r of
     Right _ ->
-      assertFailure $
+      expectationFailure $
         "did not get expected exception: " ++ exceptionType
     Left e ->
       (`assertBool` p e) $