diff --git a/compiler/lib/varPrinter.ml b/compiler/lib/varPrinter.ml
index 5d5824d045..3497d127d9 100644
--- a/compiler/lib/varPrinter.ml
+++ b/compiler/lib/varPrinter.ml
@@ -99,7 +99,14 @@ let name t v nm_orig =
       else pending := true
     done;
     let str = Buffer.contents buf in
-    if String.length str > 0 then name_raw t v str)
+    let str =
+      match str, nm_orig with
+      | "", ">>=" -> "symbol_bind"
+      | "", ">>|" -> "symbol_map"
+      | "", _ -> "symbol"
+      | str, _ -> str
+    in
+    name_raw t v str)
 
 let get_name t v = try Some (Hashtbl.find t.names v) with Not_found -> None
 
diff --git a/compiler/tests/variable_declaration_output.ml b/compiler/tests/variable_declaration_output.ml
index 26309a92bc..2549f0e459 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/variable_declaration_output.ml
+++ b/compiler/tests/variable_declaration_output.ml
@@ -37,15 +37,20 @@ let%expect_test _ =
     let ax = [|1;2;3;4|] ;;
     let bx = [|1.0;2.0;3.0;4.0|] ;;
     let cx = [|0./.0.;-0./.0.;1./.0.;-1./.0.;0.;-0.|] ;;
+    let (>>=) a b = a * b
+    let (>>|) a b = a + b
+    let (>>?=) a b = a / b
+    let symbol_op = (>>=), (>>|), (>>?=);;
     |}
   in
   print_var_decl program "ex";
   print_var_decl program "ax";
   print_var_decl program "bx";
   print_var_decl program "cx";
-  [%expect
-    {|
+  print_var_decl program "symbol_op";
+  [%expect{|
     var ex = [0,5,runtime.caml_new_string("hello")];
     var ax = [0,1,2,3,4];
     var bx = [254,1.,2.,3.,4.];
-    var cx = [254,NaN,NaN,Infinity,- Infinity,0.,- 0.]; |}]
+    var cx = [254,NaN,NaN,Infinity,- Infinity,0.,- 0.];
+    var symbol_op = [0,symbol_bind,symbol_map,symbol]; |}]