diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 54cee320..dfba0918 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ packages:
         - mime-mail-ses
         - mime-types
         - network-conduit-tls
-        - persistent
+        - persistent < 2.18  # https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stackage/issues/7884
         - persistent-mysql
         - persistent-postgresql
         - persistent-sqlite