F# value restriction in empty list

Question

I have a F# function:

let removeEven (listToGoUnder : _ list) =
    let rec listRec list x =
        match list with
        | [] -> []
        | head::tail when (x%2 = 0) -> head :: listRec (tail) (x+1)
        | head::tail -> listRec (tail) (x+1)

     listRec listToGoUnder 0

It removes all elements at an even index in a list. It works if I give the list some imput, like removeEven ['1';'2';'3'] I get ['1';'3'] which I am supposed to. But when I insert a empty list as parameter, I get this error:

stdin(78,1): error FS0030: Value restriction. The value 'it' has been inferred to have generic type

val it : '_a list Either define 'it' as a simple data term, make it a function with explicit arguments or, if you do not intend for it to be generic, add a type annotation.

Help, anybody?