diff --git a/wbia/algo/graph/mixin_groundtruth.py b/wbia/algo/graph/mixin_groundtruth.py
index 9db1a36c8c..3f1990d08f 100644
--- a/wbia/algo/graph/mixin_groundtruth.py
+++ b/wbia/algo/graph/mixin_groundtruth.py
@@ -52,8 +52,14 @@ def match_state_df(infr, index):
         aid_pairs = vt.ensure_shape(aid_pairs, (None, 2))
         is_same = infr.is_same(aid_pairs)
         is_comp = infr.is_comparable(aid_pairs)
-        match_state_df = pd.DataFrame.from_items(
-            [(NEGTV, ~is_same & is_comp), (POSTV, is_same & is_comp), (INCMP, ~is_comp)]
+        match_state_df = pd.DataFrame.from_dict(
+            dict(
+                [
+                    (NEGTV, ~is_same & is_comp),
+                    (POSTV, is_same & is_comp),
+                    (INCMP, ~is_comp),
+                ]
+            )
         )
         match_state_df.index = index
         return match_state_df