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diff --git a/libraries/base/Control/Exception/Base.hs b/libraries/base/Control/Exception/Base.hs
index b609ef2095..351771bf4e 100644
--- a/libraries/base/Control/Exception/Base.hs
+++ b/libraries/base/Control/Exception/Base.hs
@@ -361,7 +361,9 @@ instance Exception NoMethodError
-- |An expression that didn't typecheck during compile time was called.
-- This is only possible with -fdefer-type-errors. The @String@ gives
-- details about the failed type check.
-data TypeError = TypeError String
+--
+-- @since 4.9.0.0
+newtype TypeError = TypeError String
instance Show TypeError where
showsPrec _ (TypeError err) = showString err