diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 124cfe8e..ed023f0b 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -4672,7 +4672,7 @@ packages:
         - taffybar
         - time-units
         - xml-helpers
-        - xdg-desktop-entry
+        - xdg-desktop-entry < 0 # not compatible with init 0.5.1, see https://github.com/taffybar/xdg-desktop-entry/pull/4
 
     "ARATA Mizuki <minorinoki@gmail.com> @minoki":
         - unboxing-vector