diff --git a/matrix_sdk/Cargo.toml b/matrix_sdk/Cargo.toml
index 7583f2f1..ac819118 100644
--- a/matrix_sdk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/matrix_sdk/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ sqlite-cryptostore = ["matrix-sdk-base/sqlite-cryptostore"]
 
 [dependencies]
 http = "0.2.1"
-reqwest = "0.10.6"
+# FIXME: Revert to regular dependency once 0.10.8 or 0.11.0 is released
+reqwest = { git = "https://github.com/seanmonstar/reqwest", rev = "dd8441fd23dae6ffb79b4cea2862e5bca0c59743" }
 serde_json = "1.0.56"
 thiserror = "1.0.20"
 tracing = "0.1.16"