diff --git a/requirements/dev.txt b/requirements/dev.txt
index 32722b16d..a920601b7 100644
--- a/requirements/dev.txt
+++ b/requirements/dev.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ coverage==4.3.4
 flake8==3.3.0
 tox==2.2.1
 pytest-cov==2.4.0
+# astroid > 2.0.4 is not compatible with pylint1.7
+astroid>=1.5.8,<2.1.0
 pylint==1.7.2
 
 # Test requirements