diff --git a/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/ContextUtil.scala b/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/ContextUtil.scala
index 381674e47..c0c849fab 100644
--- a/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/ContextUtil.scala
+++ b/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/ContextUtil.scala
@@ -32,12 +32,16 @@ object ContextUtil {
 	def unexpectedTree[C <: Context](tree: C#Tree): Nothing = sys.error("Unexpected macro application tree (" + tree.getClass + "): " + tree)
 }
 
+// TODO 2.11 Remove this after dropping 2.10.x support.
+private object HasCompat { val compat = ??? }; import HasCompat._
+
 /** Utility methods for macros.  Several methods assume that the context's universe is a full compiler (`scala.tools.nsc.Global`).
 * This is not thread safe due to the underlying Context and related data structures not being thread safe.
 * Use `ContextUtil[c.type](c)` to construct. */
 final class ContextUtil[C <: Context](val ctx: C)
 {
 		import ctx.universe.{Apply=>ApplyTree,_}
+		import compat._
 
 	val powerContext = ctx.asInstanceOf[reflect.macros.runtime.Context]
 	val global: powerContext.universe.type = powerContext.universe
diff --git a/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/KListBuilder.scala b/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/KListBuilder.scala
index 81d3be06f..d9dbebe42 100644
--- a/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/KListBuilder.scala
+++ b/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/KListBuilder.scala
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ package appmacro
 /** A `TupleBuilder` that uses a KList as the tuple representation.*/
 object KListBuilder extends TupleBuilder
 {
+	// TODO 2.11 Remove this after dropping 2.10.x support.
+	private object HasCompat { val compat = ??? }; import HasCompat._
+
 	def make(c: Context)(mt: c.Type, inputs: Inputs[c.universe.type]): BuilderResult[c.type] = new BuilderResult[c.type]
 	{
 		val ctx: c.type = c
 		val util = ContextUtil[c.type](c)
 			import c.universe.{Apply=>ApplyTree,_}
+			import compat._
 			import util._
 
 		val knilType = c.typeOf[KNil]
diff --git a/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/TupleNBuilder.scala b/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/TupleNBuilder.scala
index 871932b20..28fa581a4 100644
--- a/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/TupleNBuilder.scala
+++ b/util/appmacro/src/main/scala/sbt/appmacro/TupleNBuilder.scala
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@ object TupleNBuilder extends TupleBuilder
 	final val MaxInputs = 11
 	final val TupleMethodName = "tuple"
 
+	// TODO 2.11 Remove this after dropping 2.10.x support.
+	private object HasCompat { val compat = ??? }; import HasCompat._
+
 	def make(c: Context)(mt: c.Type, inputs: Inputs[c.universe.type]): BuilderResult[c.type] = new BuilderResult[c.type]
 	{
 		val util = ContextUtil[c.type](c)
 			import c.universe.{Apply=>ApplyTree,_}
+			import compat._
 			import util._
 
 		val global: Global = c.universe.asInstanceOf[Global]