diff --git a/plugins/hls-fourmolu-plugin/src/Ide/Plugin/Fourmolu/Shim.hs b/plugins/hls-fourmolu-plugin/src/Ide/Plugin/Fourmolu/Shim.hs
index 976e522d93..fcb6099ad8 100644
--- a/plugins/hls-fourmolu-plugin/src/Ide/Plugin/Fourmolu/Shim.hs
+++ b/plugins/hls-fourmolu-plugin/src/Ide/Plugin/Fourmolu/Shim.hs
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ cfgFileFixities :: FourmoluConfig -> FixityMap
 cfgFileFixities _ = mempty
 #endif
 
-#if MIN_VERSION_fourmolu(0,7,0)
+#if MIN_VERSION_fourmolu(0,8,1)
+-- emptyConfig now provided
+#elif MIN_VERSION_fourmolu(0,7,0)
 emptyConfig :: FourmoluConfig
 emptyConfig =
   FourmoluConfig