diff --git a/test/gi-gtk/default.nix b/test/gi-gtk/default.nix
index cdab43a1bb..1fe2389ecd 100644
--- a/test/gi-gtk/default.nix
+++ b/test/gi-gtk/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ let
     cabalProjectLocal = builtins.readFile ../cabal.project.local + ''
       -- The overloading feature of haskell-gi makes build times very long
       constraints: haskell-gi-overloading ==0.0
+      -- Needed for the current nix-tools TODO remove once nix-tools is updated
+      constraints: Cabal <3.12
     '';
   };