diff --git a/Database/HDBC/Sqlite3/Connection.hs b/Database/HDBC/Sqlite3/Connection.hs
index 7e40f75..8ca46d9 100644
--- a/Database/HDBC/Sqlite3/Connection.hs
+++ b/Database/HDBC/Sqlite3/Connection.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
 {-# CFILES hdbc-sqlite3-helper.c #-}
 -- above line for hugs