diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 1ba38250..920da326 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ packages:
         - enumset
         - equal-files
         - event-list
-        - explicit-exception
+        - explicit-exception < 0.2 # https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/6847
         - fixed-length
         - fftw-ffi
         - gnuplot