diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 97f8c1b4..881679f5 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -943,6 +943,9 @@ packages:
         # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/537
         - zlib < 0.6
 
+        # https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/245
+        - base-compat < 0.8
+
 # Package flags are applied to individual packages, and override the values of
 # global-flags
 package-flags: