diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f1e8d921d..8968bf6cf6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "highlight.js": "^9.0.0",
     "linkifyjs": "2.0.0-beta.4",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "0.5.6",
-    "matrix-react-sdk": "0.6.5",
+    "matrix-react-sdk": "0.6.5-r1",
     "modernizr": "^3.1.0",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
     "react": "^15.2.1",