diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index bfc44835..ca6309d5 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -1137,6 +1137,9 @@ packages:
         - persistent-postgresql < 2.2
         - persistent-sqlite < 2.2
 
+        # https://github.com/gtk2hs/gtk2hs/issues/109
+        - gtk < 0.13.8
+
 # Package flags are applied to individual packages, and override the values of
 # global-flags
 package-flags: