diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index f5ab91ca..74bd5e9e 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -2592,6 +2592,9 @@ packages:
 
         # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/1970
         - haskell-gi-base < 0.19
+
+        # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/1971
+        - hspec-expectations < 0.8.0
 # end of packages