diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b020ba88..bab88cef 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 argparse
-netaddr>=0.7.12
+netaddr!=0.7.16,>=0.7.12
 six>=1.9.0
 stevedore>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0