diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 943af9f5..e67dce63 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ packages:
         - DAV
         - hopenpgp-tools
         - opensource
-        - debian
+        - debian < 0 # https://github.com/clinty/debian-haskell/issues/5
         - cabal-debian < 0 # 5.2.1 https://github.com/clinty/cabal-debian/issues/4
         # dependencies:
         - monad-chronicle