diff --git a/emulators/flycast2021le.yml b/emulators/flycast2021le.yml
index f15155304..a2f9a8f80 100644
--- a/emulators/flycast2021le.yml
+++ b/emulators/flycast2021le.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ upstream: "https://github.com/libretro/parallel-dc"
 profiled_date: "2026-10-22"
 source_commit: "bf93aece5db7050667075a1107ab380856b44a23"
 upstream_commit: "4c293f306bc16a265c2d768af5d0cea138426054"
+pin_frozen: "AmberELEC, the only platform that ships it, builds this revision (AmberELEC packages/games/libretro/flycast2021le/package.mk:5). Later commits are not part of that build."
 core_version: "0.1"
 display_name: "Sega - Dreamcast/Naomi (Flycast 2021 LE)"
 cores: