diff --git a/compile/interface/API.scala b/compile/interface/API.scala
index 2bb9989b4..ff77133cd 100644
--- a/compile/interface/API.scala
+++ b/compile/interface/API.scala
@@ -260,7 +260,11 @@ final class API(val global: Global, val callback: xsbti.AnalysisCallback) extend
 			None
 	}
 	private def ignoreClass(sym: Symbol): Boolean =
+	{
+		// 2.10 only has Name.endsWith(s: String)
+		implicit def nameToStringCompat(n: Name): String = n.toString
 		sym.isLocalClass || sym.isAnonymousClass || sym.fullName.endsWith(LocalChild)
+	}
 
 	// This filters private[this] vals/vars that were not in the original source.
 	//  The getter will be used for processing instead.