diff --git a/molecule-requirements.txt b/molecule-requirements.txt
index 794a7bf57..60ecf7351 100644
--- a/molecule-requirements.txt
+++ b/molecule-requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 ansible-lint>=3.0.0,<6.0.0,!=4.3.0 # MIT
-ansible-compat # MIT
+ansible-compat<25.0.0 # MIT
 docker # Apache-2.0
 molecule # MIT
 molecule-plugins[docker] # MIT