diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 03e6dbb4..f5ab91ca 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -2589,6 +2589,9 @@ packages:
 
         # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/1965
         - HUnit < 1.4.0.0
+
+        # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/1970
+        - haskell-gi-base < 0.19
 # end of packages