diff --git a/src/Test/MakerTestEnvironment.php b/src/Test/MakerTestEnvironment.php
index 2d5b2cffe2..f658f15fc2 100644
--- a/src/Test/MakerTestEnvironment.php
+++ b/src/Test/MakerTestEnvironment.php
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ private function buildFlexSkeleton()
             $this->cachePath
         )->run();
 
+        // temporary workaround for a console change in 5.1.2
+        MakerTestProcess::create('composer require symfony/console:5.1.1', $this->flexPath)
+            ->run();
+
         $rootPath = str_replace('\\', '\\\\', realpath(__DIR__.'/../..'));
 
         // dev deps already will allow dev deps, but we should prefer stable