diff --git a/component/slapos/buildout.cfg b/component/slapos/buildout.cfg
index 4d80f4df9a5890e596959023b8505237b2330f92..8c0c4e3f199a6faebc8b39acdbf469993e7406dd 100644
--- a/component/slapos/buildout.cfg
+++ b/component/slapos/buildout.cfg
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Werkzeug = 0.8.3
 buildout-versions = 1.7
 collective.recipe.template = 1.9
 hexagonit.recipe.cmmi = 1.6
-lxml = 3.0alpha2
+lxml = 2.3.5
 meld3 = 0.6.9
 netaddr = 0.7.10
 slapos.core = 0.29