diff --git a/crates/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build.rs b/crates/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build.rs
index c9f4359e65c..3154e910c7e 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/gen_llvm/src/llvm/build.rs
@@ -4324,7 +4324,7 @@ fn expose_function_to_host<'a, 'ctx>(
     return_layout: InLayout<'a>,
     layout_ids: &mut LayoutIds<'a>,
 ) {
-    let ident_string = symbol.as_str(&env.interns);
+    let ident_string = symbol.as_unsuffixed_str(&env.interns);
 
     let proc_layout = ProcLayout {
         arguments,
@@ -5564,7 +5564,7 @@ pub fn build_procedures<'a>(
         let getter_fn = function_value_by_func_spec(env, FuncBorrowSpec::Some(*func_spec), symbol);
 
         let name = getter_fn.get_name().to_str().unwrap();
-        let getter_name = symbol.as_str(&env.interns);
+        let getter_name = symbol.as_unsuffixed_str(&env.interns);
 
         // Add the getter function to the module.
         let _ = expose_function_to_host_help_c_abi(
@@ -5830,7 +5830,7 @@ fn build_procedures_help<'a>(
         GenTest | WasmGenTest | CliTest => { /* no host, or exposing types is not supported */ }
         Binary | BinaryDev | BinaryGlue => {
             for (proc_name, alias_name, hels) in host_exposed_lambda_sets.iter() {
-                let ident_string = proc_name.name().as_str(&env.interns);
+                let ident_string = proc_name.name().as_unsuffixed_str(&env.interns);
                 let fn_name: String = format!("{}_{}", ident_string, hels.id.0);
 
                 expose_alias_to_host(
diff --git a/crates/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs b/crates/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs
index d14e549109f..a7c9820794a 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,16 @@ impl Symbol {
             })
     }
 
+    pub fn as_unsuffixed_str(self, interns: &Interns) -> &str {
+        match self.suffix() {
+            IdentSuffix::None => self.as_str(interns),
+            IdentSuffix::Bang => {
+                let str = self.as_str(interns);
+                &str[..str.len() - 1]
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub const fn as_u64(self) -> u64 {
         u64::from_ne_bytes(self.to_ne_bytes())
     }
diff --git a/crates/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs b/crates/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs
index 23b05fbc764..6bcb857094b 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs
@@ -4649,7 +4649,7 @@ impl LayoutId {
     // Returns something like "#UserApp_foo_1" when given a symbol that interns to "foo"
     // and a LayoutId of 1.
     pub fn to_symbol_string(self, symbol: Symbol, interns: &Interns) -> String {
-        let ident_string = symbol.as_str(interns).trim_end_matches('!');
+        let ident_string = symbol.as_unsuffixed_str(interns);
         let module_string = interns.module_ids.get_name(symbol.module_id()).unwrap();
         format!("{}_{}_{}", module_string, ident_string, self.0)
     }
@@ -4657,12 +4657,12 @@ impl LayoutId {
     // Returns something like "roc__foo_1_exposed" when given a symbol that interns to "foo"
     // and a LayoutId of 1.
     pub fn to_exposed_symbol_string(self, symbol: Symbol, interns: &Interns) -> String {
-        let ident_string = symbol.as_str(interns).trim_end_matches('!');
+        let ident_string = symbol.as_unsuffixed_str(interns);
         format!("roc__{}_{}_exposed", ident_string, self.0)
     }
 
     pub fn to_exposed_generic_symbol_string(self, symbol: Symbol, interns: &Interns) -> String {
-        let ident_string = symbol.as_str(interns).trim_end_matches('!');
+        let ident_string = symbol.as_unsuffixed_str(interns);
         format!("roc__{}_{}_exposed_generic", ident_string, self.0)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/linker/src/lib.rs b/crates/linker/src/lib.rs
index 0906be4118d..210cfa8f2a2 100644
--- a/crates/linker/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/linker/src/lib.rs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ pub fn generate_stub_lib(
         .exposed_to_host
         .top_level_values
         .keys()
-        .map(|x| x.as_str(&loaded.interns).to_string())
+        .map(|x| x.as_unsuffixed_str(&loaded.interns).to_string())
         .collect();
 
     let exported_closure_types = loaded
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn generate_stub_lib(
             format!(
                 "{}_{}",
                 x.module_string(&loaded.interns),
-                x.as_str(&loaded.interns)
+                x.as_unsuffixed_str(&loaded.interns)
             )
         })
         .collect();
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ impl ExposedSymbols {
         let mut custom_names = Vec::new();
 
         for x in exposed_to_host.top_level_values.keys() {
-            let sym = x.as_str(interns);
+            let sym = x.as_unsuffixed_str(interns);
 
             custom_names.extend([
                 format!("roc__{sym}_1_exposed"),
@@ -170,10 +170,13 @@ impl ExposedSymbols {
                 format!("roc__{sym}_1_exposed_size"),
             ]);
 
-            let exported_closure_types = exposed_to_host
-                .closure_types
-                .iter()
-                .map(|x| format!("{}_{}", x.module_string(interns), x.as_str(interns)));
+            let exported_closure_types = exposed_to_host.closure_types.iter().map(|x| {
+                format!(
+                    "{}_{}",
+                    x.module_string(interns),
+                    x.as_unsuffixed_str(interns)
+                )
+            });
 
             for (i, _) in exported_closure_types.enumerate() {
                 custom_names.extend([
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ impl ExposedSymbols {
         }
 
         for x in &exposed_to_host.getters {
-            let sym = x.as_str(interns);
+            let sym = x.as_unsuffixed_str(interns);
             custom_names.extend([
                 sym.to_string(),
                 format!("{sym}_generic"),
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ impl ExposedSymbols {
         }
 
         for (top_level_value, lambda_set_id) in &exposed_to_host.lambda_sets {
-            let sym = top_level_value.as_str(interns);
+            let sym = top_level_value.as_unsuffixed_str(interns);
             let id = lambda_set_id.0;
             custom_names.extend([format!("roc__{sym}_{id}_caller")]);
         }