diff --git a/src/Language/Haskell/TH/Lift.hs b/src/Language/Haskell/TH/Lift.hs
--- a/src/Language/Haskell/TH/Lift.hs
+++ b/src/Language/Haskell/TH/Lift.hs
@@ -49,17 +49,22 @@
                     [funD 'lift cases]
         typ n = foldl appT (conT n) . map varT
         ctxt dcx = fmap (dcx ++) . cxt . concatMap liftPred
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,4,0)
-        unTyVarBndr (PlainTV v) = (v, StarT)
-        unTyVarBndr (KindedTV v k) = (v, k)
         -- Only consider *-kinded type variables, because Lift instances cannot
         -- meaningfully be given to types of other kinds.
+#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,8,0)
+        unTyVarBndr (PlainTV v) = (v, StarT)
+        unTyVarBndr (KindedTV v k) = (v, k)
         liftPred (v, StarT) = [classP ''Lift [varT v]]
         liftPred (_, _) = []
-#else /* MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,4,0) */
+#elif MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,4,0)
+        unTyVarBndr (PlainTV v) = (v, StarK)
+        unTyVarBndr (KindedTV v k) = (v, k)
+        liftPred (v, StarK) = [classP ''Lift [varT v]]
+        liftPred (_, _) = []
+#else /* template-haskell < 2.4.0 */
         unTyVarBndr v = v
         liftPred n = conT ''Lift `appT` varT n
-#endif /* MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,4,0) */
+#endif
 
 doCons :: Con -> Q Clause
 doCons (NormalC c sts) = do
diff --git a/th-lift.cabal b/th-lift.cabal
--- a/th-lift.cabal
+++ b/th-lift.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:               th-lift
-Version:            0.6
+Version:            0.6.1
 Cabal-Version:      >= 1.6
 License:            OtherLicense
 License-File:       COPYING