diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 3fc01e2228..cc0b68cd0d 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ PyYAML>=3.10.0 # MIT
 ansible-lint
 openstacksdk
 zuul-sphinx>=0.2.3
-testinfra
+# testinfra 1.17.0 has a broken wheel that won't install under python3
+testinfra!=1.17.0