diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c6932a792..4566ad2f5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ defcon==0.5.2
 fonttools==3.29.0
 freetype-py==2.0.0.post6
 git+https://github.com/googlei18n/nototools@40aa4936022295cf851bb62f09a070f63fc8f5ae
-git+https://github.com/googlei18n/ufo2ft.git@6184b1493bc4afc6969bd2516d02f3f616cb5484
+git+https://github.com/googlei18n/ufo2ft.git@5507abd8a765d44587502cbdc16d441e3cd28bef
 git+https://github.com/typesupply/feaTools.git@8fc73f8ad5523cb6d9e0c8ac966eeb5dab5f7f49
 numpy==1.15.1
 pyclipper==1.0.6  # note: 1.1.0 is problematic