diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 650f0b79b2790757e681c1cf02d807da1e94feb5..d951d720ed1aa2023b477324d34df9cba8267408 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ git+https://github.com/inducer/pytools.git#egg=pytools
 git+https://github.com/inducer/pymbolic.git#egg=pymbolic
 git+https://github.com/inducer/islpy.git#egg=islpy
 git+https://github.com/inducer/pyopencl.git#egg=pyopencl
-git+https://github.com/inducer/loopy.git#egg=loo.py
+git+https://github.com/inducer/loopy.git@revert_revert_purge_boostability#egg=loo.py
 git+https://github.com/inducer/dagrt.git#egg=dagrt
 git+https://github.com/inducer/leap.git#egg=leap
 git+https://github.com/inducer/meshpy.git#egg=meshpy