diff --git a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Check.hs b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Check.hs
index 48dacc3..4c2af9a 100644
--- a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Check.hs
+++ b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/Check.hs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ checkSyntax files = withErrorHandler sessionName $ do
 check :: [FilePath]  -- ^ The target files.
       -> GhcMod (Either String String)
 check fileNames = do
-  withLogger setAllWaringFlags $ do
+  withLogger (setAllWaringFlags . setNoMaxRelevantBindings) $ do
     setTargetFiles fileNames
 
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diff --git a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/GHCApi.hs b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/GHCApi.hs
index d48b2e7..e8a7f5e 100644
--- a/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/GHCApi.hs
+++ b/Language/Haskell/GhcMod/GHCApi.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables, RecordWildCards #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables, RecordWildCards, CPP #-}
 
 module Language.Haskell.GhcMod.GHCApi (
     withGHC
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module Language.Haskell.GhcMod.GHCApi (
   , withCmdFlags
   , setNoWaringFlags
   , setAllWaringFlags
+  , setNoMaxRelevantBindings
   ) where
 
 import Language.Haskell.GhcMod.CabalApi
@@ -195,6 +196,15 @@ setNoWaringFlags df = df { warningFlags = Gap.emptyWarnFlags}
 setAllWaringFlags :: DynFlags -> DynFlags
 setAllWaringFlags df = df { warningFlags = allWarningFlags }
 
+-- | Set 'DynFlags' equivalent to "-fno-max-relevant-bindings".
+setNoMaxRelevantBindings :: DynFlags -> DynFlags
+#if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 708
+setNoMaxRelevantBindings df = df { maxRelevantBinds = Nothing }
+#else
+setNoMaxRelevantBindings = id
+#endif
+
+
 allWarningFlags :: Gap.WarnFlags
 allWarningFlags = unsafePerformIO $ do
     mlibdir <- getSystemLibDir