diff --git a/rabbitmq-server.spec b/rabbitmq-server.spec
index fcb61fa..3f3cea3 100644
--- a/rabbitmq-server.spec
+++ b/rabbitmq-server.spec
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Source8:        README.SUSE
 Source9:        rabbitmq.conf.example
 Source10:       advanced.config.example
 Source11:       rabbitmq.config.example
-BuildRequires:  elixir
+BuildRequires:  elixir < 1.11.0
 # https://www.rabbitmq.com/which-erlang.html
 BuildRequires:  erlang >= 21.3
 BuildRequires:  erlang-src