diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
index dad2af7880c91f18e67523745128959e8d2e119e..122d1acb0161cfba53ec7e4305ee2ec774a0ff68 100644
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ BUILD_DEPS :=
 BUILD_DEPS += cffi
 
 # swh.search
-BUILD_DEPS += tree-sitter
+BUILD_DEPS += tree-sitter\<0.22.0
 
 # swh.loader.bzr>breezy
 BUILD_DEPS += configobj