diff --git a/V/ViennaRNA/build_tarballs.jl b/V/ViennaRNA/build_tarballs.jl
index ab642fdddf2..2cab983c496 100644
--- a/V/ViennaRNA/build_tarballs.jl
+++ b/V/ViennaRNA/build_tarballs.jl
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ products = [
 # Dependencies that must be installed before this package can be built
 dependencies = [
     Dependency(PackageSpec(name="MPFR_jll", uuid="3a97d323-0669-5f0c-9066-3539efd106a3")),
-    Dependency(PackageSpec(name="GSL_jll", uuid="1b77fbbe-d8ee-58f0-85f9-836ddc23a7a4")),
+    Dependency(PackageSpec(name="GSL_jll", uuid="1b77fbbe-d8ee-58f0-85f9-836ddc23a7a4"); compat="~2.7.2"),
     # For OpenMP we use libomp from `LLVMOpenMP_jll` where we use LLVM as compiler (BSD
     # systems), and libgomp from `CompilerSupportLibraries_jll` everywhere else.
     Dependency(PackageSpec(name="CompilerSupportLibraries_jll", uuid="e66e0078-7015-5450-92f7-15fbd957f2ae");