diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index 0ed8f0c9..12354521 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -2312,7 +2312,7 @@ packages:
         - sbp
 
     "Jinjing Wang <nfjinjing@gmail.com> @nfjinjing":
-        - moesocks
+        - moesocks < 0
 
     "Gregory W. Schwartz <gregory.schwartz@drexel.edu> @GregorySchwartz":
         - diversity < 0 # via fasta