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diff --git a/compiler/rename/RnEnv.hs b/compiler/rename/RnEnv.hs
index c84e7bd328..586548f5d8 100644
--- a/compiler/rename/RnEnv.hs
+++ b/compiler/rename/RnEnv.hs
@@ -1555,7 +1555,13 @@ dataTcOccs rdr_name
= [rdr_name]
where
occ = rdrNameOcc rdr_name
- rdr_name_tc = setRdrNameSpace rdr_name tcName
+ rdr_name_tc =
+ case rdr_name of
+ -- The (~) type operator is always in scope, so we need a special case
+ -- for it here, or else :info (~) fails in GHCi.
+ -- See Note [eqTyCon (~) is built-in syntax]
+ Unqual occ | occNameFS occ == fsLit "~" -> eqTyCon_RDR
+ _ -> setRdrNameSpace rdr_name tcName
{-
Note [dataTcOccs and Exact Names]