diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a5bf2557..169795f8 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ commands=mdl README.md CONTRIBUTING.md docs/
 [testenv:linkchecker]
 basepython = python2.7
 passenv=*
-deps=LinkChecker
+deps=
+	requests<=2.9.0
+	LinkChecker
 commands=
     {envpython} -m mkdocs.tests.integration --output={envtmpdir}/builds
     linkchecker {envtmpdir}/builds/