diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index b22e8a70..280d1764 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -4458,6 +4458,13 @@ packages:
         - apecs < 0
         - broadcast-chan < 0
 
+        # transitive dependencies of packages failing to build
+        - jvm < 0
+        - capataz < 0
+        - componentm < 0
+        - componentm-devel < 0
+        - universe < 0
+
     "GHC upper bounds":
         # Need to always match the version shipped with GHC
         - Win32 == 2.6.1.0