diff --git a/stub/ghc-debug-stub.cabal b/stub/ghc-debug-stub.cabal
index 54dbfdd9cd307d1223ed93f5197c5a1ca81ef591..b221bec48fcf6a88f2d790c840b16e7bf86d6af0 100644
--- a/stub/ghc-debug-stub.cabal
+++ b/stub/ghc-debug-stub.cabal
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ flag trace
 library
   exposed-modules:     GHC.Debug.Stub
   hs-source-dirs:      src
-  build-depends:       base >=4.12 && <4.14
+  build-depends:       base >=4.16 && < 5
                      , directory ^>= 1.3
                      , filepath ^>= 1.4
                      , ghc-prim ^>= 0.8