diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix
index e2155043aa3f..f5fc01a6fce9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pango/default.nix
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       packageName = pname;
       versionPolicy = "odd-unstable";
       # 1.90 is alpha for API 2.
-      freeze = true;
+      freeze = "1.90.0";
     };
   };