diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # ChangeLog for yesod-core
 
+## 1.6.16.1
+
+* Compiles with GHC 8.8.1
+
 ## 1.6.16
 
 * Add `jsAttributesHandler` to run arbitrary Handler code before building the
diff --git a/src/Yesod/Routes/TH/RenderRoute.hs b/src/Yesod/Routes/TH/RenderRoute.hs
--- a/src/Yesod/Routes/TH/RenderRoute.hs
+++ b/src/Yesod/Routes/TH/RenderRoute.hs
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@
 mkRenderRouteInstance cxt typ ress = do
     cls <- mkRenderRouteClauses ress
     (cons, decs) <- mkRouteCons ress
-#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,12,0)
+#if MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,15,0)
+    did <- DataInstD [] Nothing (AppT (ConT ''Route) typ) Nothing cons <$> fmap (pure . DerivClause Nothing) (mapM conT (clazzes False))
+    let sds = fmap (\t -> StandaloneDerivD Nothing cxt $ ConT t `AppT` ( ConT ''Route `AppT` typ)) (clazzes True)
+#elif MIN_VERSION_template_haskell(2,12,0)
     did <- DataInstD [] ''Route [typ] Nothing cons <$> fmap (pure . DerivClause Nothing) (mapM conT (clazzes False))
     let sds = fmap (\t -> StandaloneDerivD Nothing cxt $ ConT t `AppT` ( ConT ''Route `AppT` typ)) (clazzes True)
 #else
diff --git a/yesod-core.cabal b/yesod-core.cabal
--- a/yesod-core.cabal
+++ b/yesod-core.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            yesod-core
-version:         1.6.16
+version:         1.6.16.1
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>