diff --git a/library/general_notation.lean b/library/general_notation.lean
index b1ebfb0dd..ca7257d77 100644
--- a/library/general_notation.lean
+++ b/library/general_notation.lean
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ reserve infix `≈`:50
 reserve infix `∼`:50
 
 reserve postfix `⁻¹`:100
-reserve infixr `⬝`:75
+reserve infixl `⬝`:75
 reserve infixr `▸`:75
 
 -- ### types and type constructors
diff --git a/tests/lean/interactive/eq2.lean b/tests/lean/interactive/eq2.lean
index 6b70b38a7..706ba0dcc 100644
--- a/tests/lean/interactive/eq2.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/interactive/eq2.lean
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ calc_trans eq.trans
 
 namespace eq_ops
   postfix `⁻¹` := eq.symm
-  infixr `⬝`   := eq.trans
+  reserve infixr `⬝`:75  infixr `⬝`   := eq.trans
   infixr `▸`   := eq.subst
 end eq_ops
 open eq_ops