diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 8b64e763..d4f04d38 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ postgresql =
 swift =
     python-swiftclient>=3.1.0
     msgpack-python
-    lz4
+    lz4<0.9.0
     tooz>=1.38
 ceph =
     msgpack-python
-    lz4
+    lz4<0.9.0
     tooz>=1.38
 ceph_recommended_lib =
     cradox>=1.0.9
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ceph_alternative_lib =
     python-rados>=10.1.0 # not available on pypi
 file =
     msgpack-python
-    lz4
+    lz4<0.9.0
     tooz>=1.38
 doc =
     oslosphinx>=2.2.0