diff --git a/hpath-io/hpath-io.cabal b/hpath-io/hpath-io.cabal
index 648736c..8f35312 100644
--- a/hpath-io/hpath-io.cabal
+++ b/hpath-io/hpath-io.cabal
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ library
                    , bytestring >= 0.10.0.0
                    , hpath >= 0.10 && < 0.11
                    , hpath-filepath >= 0.10 && < 0.11
+                   , safe-exceptions >= 0.1
                    , streamly >= 0.7
                    , unix >= 2.5
                    , unix-bytestring
diff --git a/hpath-io/src/HPath/IO.hs b/hpath-io/src/HPath/IO.hs
index d1740ea..e20533a 100644
--- a/hpath-io/src/HPath/IO.hs
+++ b/hpath-io/src/HPath/IO.hs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ import Control.Applicative
   (
     (<$>)
   )
-import Control.Exception
+import Control.Exception.Safe
   (
     IOException
   , bracket
diff --git a/hpath-io/src/HPath/IO/Errors.hs b/hpath-io/src/HPath/IO/Errors.hs
index 4668c52..2511134 100644
--- a/hpath-io/src/HPath/IO/Errors.hs
+++ b/hpath-io/src/HPath/IO/Errors.hs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import Control.Applicative
   (
     (<$>)
   )
-import Control.Exception
+import Control.Exception.Safe hiding (handleIOError)
 import Control.Monad
   (
     forM
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ import {-# SOURCE #-} HPath.IO
 import System.IO.Error
   (
     alreadyExistsErrorType
-  , catchIOError
   , ioeGetErrorType
   , mkIOError
   )