diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 2e2e907d..c5b38a1d 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ packages:
         - hspec-api
         - hspec-core
         - hspec-discover
-        - hspec-wai
+        - hspec-wai < 0.12 # https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/8000
         - hspec-wai-json
         - aeson-qq
         - interpolate