diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/cats/syntax/applicativeError.scala b/core/src/main/scala/cats/syntax/applicativeError.scala
index 5d2290563a..5d2f088235 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/cats/syntax/applicativeError.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/cats/syntax/applicativeError.scala
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ final class ApplicativeErrorExtensionOps[F[_], E](F: ApplicativeError[F, E]) {
 }
 
 final class ApplicativeErrorIdOps[E](val e: E) extends AnyVal {
-  def raiseError[F[_], A](implicit F: ApplicativeError[F, E]): F[A] =
+  def raiseError[F[_], A](implicit F: ApplicativeError[F, _ >: E]): F[A] =
     F.raiseError(e)
 }