diff --git a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
index efddf3c98..42f2bce97 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
+++ b/hledger-ui/hledger-ui.cabal
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ library
       ansi-terminal >=0.9
     , async
     , base >=4.14 && <4.20
-    , brick >=2.1.1 && <2.5
+    , brick >=2.1.1 && <2.3.2 || >2.3.2 && <2.5
     , cmdargs >=0.8
     , containers >=0.5.9
     , data-default
diff --git a/hledger-ui/package.yaml b/hledger-ui/package.yaml
index 370f6d22f..738ff24fb 100644
--- a/hledger-ui/package.yaml
+++ b/hledger-ui/package.yaml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ library:
   - time >=1.5
   - transformers
   - vector
-  - brick >=2.1.1 && <2.5
+  - brick >=2.1.1 && <2.3.2 || >2.3.2 && < 2.5
   - vty >=6.1 && <6.3
   - vty-crossplatform >= 0.4.0.0 && < 0.5.0.0
   when:
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index 753df5519..f2adc2bbb 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ extra-deps:
 # needed only for dev builds when the ghcdebug flag is enabled:
 - ghc-debug-convention-0.6.0.0
 - ghc-debug-stub-0.6.0.0
+# avoid brick 2.3.2 which doesn't build on windows
+- brick-2.4
 
 nix:
   pure: false