diff --git a/Stackage/Config.hs b/Stackage/Config.hs
index d0af3538..5893007a 100644
--- a/Stackage/Config.hs
+++ b/Stackage/Config.hs
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ defaultStablePackages ghcVer = unPackageMap $ execWriter $ do
     addRange "Michael Snoyman" "MonadCatchIO-transformers" "< 0.3.1"
     addRange "Michael Snoyman" "MonadCatchIO-mtl" "< 0.3.1"
 
+    -- https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/179
+    addRange "Michael Snoyman" "lens" "< 4.0"
+    addRange "Michael Snoyman" "linear" "< 1.6"
+
     addRange "Michael Snoyman" "hashable" "< 1.2"
 
     -- Requires binary 0.7