diff --git a/build-constraints.yaml b/build-constraints.yaml
index f450174b..120ce87b 100644
--- a/build-constraints.yaml
+++ b/build-constraints.yaml
@@ -2776,6 +2776,9 @@ packages:
         # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/2223
         - pandoc-types < 1.19
 
+        # https://github.com/fpco/stackage/issues/2229
+        - hspec < 2.4
+
 # end of packages
 
 # Package flags are applied to individual packages, and override the values of