diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 44af21b7..a9a2bfdb 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -6794,6 +6794,9 @@ packages:
       # https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/6298
       - hspec-core < 2.9
 
+      # https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/6299
+      - hspec < 2.9
+
 # end of packages
 
 # Package flags are applied to individual packages, and override the values of