diff --git a/reference_data/platform_flavors.yaml b/reference_data/platform_flavors.yaml
index f6869928..c6c72c4e 100644
--- a/reference_data/platform_flavors.yaml
+++ b/reference_data/platform_flavors.yaml
@@ -914,6 +914,8 @@
     mock:
       dnf_common_opts:
         - --nobest
+        - --exclude fedora*
+        - --exclude perl*5.38*
   repositories:
     - name: fedora-40-riscv64
       arch: riscv64