diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.3.28.3
+
+* Compat for older GHCs [#161](https://github.com/kazu-yamamoto/logger/pull/161)
+
 ## 0.3.28.2
 
 * Support for exceptions 0.9 and 0.10 [#158](https://github.com/kazu-yamamoto/logger/issues/158)
diff --git a/Control/Monad/Logger.hs b/Control/Monad/Logger.hs
--- a/Control/Monad/Logger.hs
+++ b/Control/Monad/Logger.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE GeneralizedNewtypeDeriving #-}
 {-# LANGUAGE DefaultSignatures #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE StandaloneDeriving #-}
 #if WITH_CALLSTACK
 {-# LANGUAGE ImplicitParams #-}
 #endif
@@ -359,7 +360,10 @@
 --
 -- @since 0.2.4
 newtype NoLoggingT m a = NoLoggingT { runNoLoggingT :: m a }
-  deriving (Functor, Applicative, Monad, MonadIO, MonadThrow, MonadCatch, MonadMask, MonadActive, MonadResource, MonadBase b)
+  deriving (Functor, Applicative, Monad, MonadIO, MonadThrow, MonadCatch, MonadMask, MonadActive, MonadBase b)
+
+-- For some reason GND is a fool on GHC 7.10 and older, we have to help it by providing the context explicitly.
+deriving instance MonadResource m => MonadResource (NoLoggingT m)
 
 instance MonadActive m => MonadActive (LoggingT m) where
     monadActive = Trans.lift monadActive
diff --git a/monad-logger.cabal b/monad-logger.cabal
--- a/monad-logger.cabal
+++ b/monad-logger.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                monad-logger
-version:             0.3.28.2
+version:             0.3.28.3
 synopsis:            A class of monads which can log messages.
 description:         Hackage documentation generation is not reliable. For up to date documentation, please see: <http://www.stackage.org/package/monad-logger>.
 homepage:            https://github.com/kazu-yamamoto/logger