diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index a1380bcf..2a4dfc6b 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ packages:
         - wai-slack-middleware
         - sysinfo
         - xmonad-extras
-        - persistent-redis
+        - persistent-redis < 0 # https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/issues/1631
         - fakedata
         - fakedata-parser
         - fakedata-quickcheck