diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/cats/Functor.scala b/core/src/main/scala/cats/Functor.scala
index 6d309cc69c..55be0035cb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/cats/Functor.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/cats/Functor.scala
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ import simulacrum.typeclass
    * res0: List[Int] = List(1, 0, 0)
    * }}}
    */
-  def ifF[A](fb: F[Boolean])(ifTrue: A, ifFalse: A): F[A] = map(fb)(x => if (x) ifTrue else ifFalse)
+  def ifF[A](fb: F[Boolean])(ifTrue: => A, ifFalse: => A): F[A] = map(fb)(x => if (x) ifTrue else ifFalse)
 
   def compose[G[_]: Functor]: Functor[λ[α => F[G[α]]]] =
     new ComposedFunctor[F, G] {