diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/tools/pip-requires
index 5cfb91f8..bf69415c 100644
--- a/tools/pip-requires
+++ b/tools/pip-requires
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ nosexcover
 webtest
 factory_boy
 httplib2
--e git+https://github.com/jkoelker/openstack-common.git#egg=openstack.common
+-e git+https://github.com/jkoelker/openstack-common.git@melange_compat#egg=openstack.common