diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 4a7b9a50..9d384d09 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -7413,6 +7413,10 @@ skipped-tests:
     # Failing to build aeson-2.0 bump
     - ua-parser # https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/6440
     - vinyl # https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/6444
+
+    # general failures
+    - aern2-mp            # https://github.com/michalkonecny/aern2/issues/11
+    - genvalidity-text    # https://github.com/NorfairKing/validity/issues/101
 # end of skipped-tests
 
 # Tests listed in expected-test-failures configure correctly but may fail to run