diff --git a/lib/config/validation.ts b/lib/config/validation.ts
index 07efc4798903a50d4c87e6b583843c6e20c30956..58eb98421ea869634835d1c4eb12c08c3014acc1 100644
--- a/lib/config/validation.ts
+++ b/lib/config/validation.ts
@@ -400,7 +400,8 @@ export async function validateConfig(
         } else if (
           type === 'object' &&
           currentPath !== 'compatibility' &&
-          currentPath !== 'constraints'
+          currentPath !== 'constraints' &&
+          currentPath !== 'force.constraints'
         ) {
           if (is.plainObject(val)) {
             if (key === 'aliases') {