diff --git a/stack-ghc8.2.yaml b/stack-ghc8.2.yaml
index d6c8a597a..91085101e 100644
--- a/stack-ghc8.2.yaml
+++ b/stack-ghc8.2.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ packages:
 
 extra-deps:
 - easytest-0.2
+# use latest directory to avoid windows symlink issues
+- directory-1.3.2.2
 
 nix:
   pure: false