diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3bb289298a..d5c0461a66 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ git-annex (6.20160230) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Sped up git-annex add in direct mode and v6 by using
     git hash-object --stdin-paths.
   * Sped up git-annex merge by using git hash-object --stdin-paths.
+  * Fix build with stack 0.1.6 which needs explicit-setup-deps.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:00:30 -0400
 
diff --git a/doc/bugs/stack_build_Setup.hs_dependencies.mdwn b/doc/bugs/stack_build_Setup.hs_dependencies.mdwn
index 1e9fc431f8..3cbcfa82ee 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/stack_build_Setup.hs_dependencies.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/stack_build_Setup.hs_dependencies.mdwn
@@ -54,3 +54,7 @@ to `stack.yaml` [(as described here)](https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack
 fixes the error and builds git-annex successfully.
 
 ### Have you had any luck using git-annex before? (Sometimes we get tired of reading bug reports all day and a lil' positive end note does wonders)
+
+> Ok, added that. I am not sure if older version of stack will stumble over
+> the new field; if so I suppose the user can comment it out or upgrade
+> stack. [[done]] --[[Joey]]
diff --git a/stack.yaml b/stack.yaml
index 5f202e71d0..622e37b118 100644
--- a/stack.yaml
+++ b/stack.yaml
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ extra-deps:
 - mountpoints-1.0.1
 - disk-free-space-0.1.0.1
 - process-1.3.0.0
+explicit-setup-deps:
+    "*": true