diff --git a/dvc/dagascii.py b/dvc/dagascii.py
index 60eb27e17..8faa2c882 100644
--- a/dvc/dagascii.py
+++ b/dvc/dagascii.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import sys
 import math
-import select
 
 from grandalf.graphs import Vertex, Edge, Graph
 from grandalf.layouts import SugiyamaLayout
@@ -8,6 +7,8 @@ from grandalf.routing import route_with_lines, EdgeViewer
 
 
 class AsciiCanvas(object):
+    TIMEOUT = 1
+
     def __init__(self, cols, lines):
         assert cols > 1
         assert lines > 1
@@ -64,7 +65,13 @@ class AsciiCanvas(object):
 
             # NOTE: get_event() doesn't block by itself,
             # so we have to do the blocking ourselves.
-            select.select([sys.stdin], [], [], None)
+            #
+            # NOTE: using formally private method while waiting for PR [1]
+            # to get merged. After that need to adjust asciimatics version
+            # requirements.
+            #
+            # [1] https://github.com/peterbrittain/asciimatics/pull/188
+            screen._wait_for_input(self.TIMEOUT)
 
             event = screen.get_event()
             if not isinstance(event, KeyboardEvent):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index a0922bbe0..daae76efe 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ wheel>=0.31.1
 futures>=3.2.0; python_version == "2.7"
 grandalf==0.6
 pydot>=1.2.4
-asciimatics>=1.10.0
+asciimatics==1.10.0
 distro>=1.3.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 708f83b5e..7f4a5e307 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ install_requires = [
     "jsonpath-rw==1.4.0",
     "requests>=2.18.4",
     "grandalf==0.6",
-    "asciimatics>=1.10.0",
+    "asciimatics==1.10.0",
     "distro>=1.3.0",
 ]