diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 68c50c65..1412bdff 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -6916,6 +6916,9 @@ packages:
       - gi-pango < 1.0.24
       - gi-xlib <2.0.10
 
+      # https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/5968
+      - persistent < 2.12
+
 # end of packages
 
 # Package flags are applied to individual packages, and override the values of