diff --git a/serversession-backend-acid-state/serversession-backend-acid-state.cabal b/serversession-backend-acid-state/serversession-backend-acid-state.cabal
index 7a1433a..03ca6a9 100644
--- a/serversession-backend-acid-state/serversession-backend-acid-state.cabal
+++ b/serversession-backend-acid-state/serversession-backend-acid-state.cabal
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ test-suite tests
     , serversession
     , serversession-backend-acid-state
   main-is:         Main.hs
-  ghc-options:     -Wall -threaded "-with-rtsopts=-N -s -M1.5G -F1.5 -c" -rtsopts
+  extensions:
+    CPP
+  ghc-options:     -Wall -threaded "-with-rtsopts=-N -s -M1G -c" -rtsopts
 
 
 source-repository head
diff --git a/serversession-backend-acid-state/tests/Main.hs b/serversession-backend-acid-state/tests/Main.hs
index 7d345f6..b274e6f 100644
--- a/serversession-backend-acid-state/tests/Main.hs
+++ b/serversession-backend-acid-state/tests/Main.hs
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ main =
       describe "AcidStorage on memory only" $
         allStorageTests acidMem it runIO parallel shouldBe shouldReturn shouldThrow
       describe "AcidStorage on local storage" $
+#if MIN_TOOL_VERSION_ghc(7,10,1)
         allStorageTests acidLocal it runIO parallel shouldBe shouldReturn shouldThrow
+#else
+        pendingWith "disabled on GHC < 7.10.1, cf. <https://github.com/acid-state/acid-state/issues/55>."
+#endif