diff --git a/global-requirements.txt b/global-requirements.txt
index a84905a6d5..332ce669ab 100644
--- a/global-requirements.txt
+++ b/global-requirements.txt
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ tricircleclient  # Apache-2.0
 python-barbicanclient  # Apache-2.0
 python-blazarclient  # Apache-2.0
 python-ceilometerclient  # Apache-2.0
-python-cinderclient  # Apache-2.0
+python-cinderclient!=4.0.0  # Apache-2.0
 python-congressclient<2000  # Apache-2.0
 python-designateclient  # Apache-2.0
 python-freezerclient  # Apache-2.0