diff --git a/ihaskell.cabal b/ihaskell.cabal
index b3ff7755..d9fbb595 100644
--- a/ihaskell.cabal
+++ b/ihaskell.cabal
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ library
                        ghc-parser           >=0.1.7,
                        ghc-paths            >=0.1,
                        haskeline            -any,
-                       hlint                >=1.9,
+                       hlint                >=1.9 && <=2.1.17,
                        haskell-src-exts     >=1.18,
                        http-client          >= 0.4,
                        http-client-tls      >= 0.2,