diff --git a/library/src/scala/quoted/Liftable.scala b/library/src/scala/quoted/Liftable.scala
index b350962d140b..c555ddaf8613 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/quoted/Liftable.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/quoted/Liftable.scala
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ object Liftable {
 
   given [H: Type: Liftable, T <: Tuple: Type: Liftable] as Liftable[H *: T] = new {
     def toExpr(tup: H *: T): given QuoteContext => Expr[H *: T] =
-      '{ ${tup.head.toExpr} *: ${tup.tail.toExpr} }
+      '{ ${the[Liftable[H]].toExpr(tup.head)} *: ${the[Liftable[T]].toExpr(tup.tail)} }
+      // '{ ${tup.head.toExpr} *: ${tup.tail.toExpr} } // TODO figure out why this fails during CI documentation
   }
 
   given as Liftable[BigInt] = new Liftable[BigInt] {