diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index fff43980..0bceb26f 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ packages:
         - hopenpgp-tools < 0 # ghc 8.10
         - opensource
         - debian
-        - cabal-debian
+        - cabal-debian < 0 # https://github.com/ddssff/cabal-debian/issues/71
 
     "Piyush P Kurur <ppk@cse.iitk.ac.in> @piyush-kurur":
         - raaz < 0 # via base-4.13.0.0