diff --git a/servant-client/servant-client.cabal b/servant-client/servant-client.cabal
index 97f79174..f48d69a0 100644
--- a/servant-client/servant-client.cabal
+++ b/servant-client/servant-client.cabal
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ library
     , monad-control         >= 1.0.0.4  && < 1.1
     , network-uri           >= 2.6      && < 2.7
     , safe                  >= 0.3.9    && < 0.4
+    , semigroupoids         >= 4.3      && < 5.2
     , servant               == 0.9.*
     , string-conversions    >= 0.3      && < 0.5
     , text                  >= 1.2      && < 1.3
diff --git a/servant-client/src/Servant/Common/Req.hs b/servant-client/src/Servant/Common/Req.hs
index b9dbba0b..f3de9687 100644
--- a/servant-client/src/Servant/Common/Req.hs
+++ b/servant-client/src/Servant/Common/Req.hs
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ import Control.Exception
 import Control.Monad
 import Control.Monad.Catch (MonadThrow, MonadCatch)
 import Data.Foldable (toList)
-import Data.Semigroup (Semigroup (..))
+import Data.Functor.Alt (Alt (..))
+import Data.Semigroup ((<>))
 
 import Control.Monad.Error.Class (MonadError(..))
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Except
@@ -216,8 +217,8 @@ instance MonadBaseControl IO ClientM where
   restoreM st = ClientM (restoreM st)
 
 -- | Try clients in order, last error is preserved.
-instance Semigroup (ClientM a) where
-  a <> b = a `catchError` \_ -> b
+instance Alt ClientM where
+  a <!> b = a `catchError` \_ -> b
 
 runClientM :: ClientM a -> ClientEnv -> IO (Either ServantError a)
 runClientM cm env = runExceptT $ (flip runReaderT env) $ runClientM' cm