diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index c2a2f196..28485481 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -4481,6 +4481,9 @@ packages:
         - hunit-dejafu < 2.0.0.0
         - tasty-dejafu < 2.0.0.0
 
+        # https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/983
+        - easytest < 0.3
+
 # end of packages
 
 # Package flags are applied to individual packages, and override the values of