diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qwt/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qwt/package.py
index 79203d84b1d..ecfae8d242e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qwt/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qwt/package.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Qwt(QMakePackage):
 
     patch('no-designer.patch', when='~designer')
 
-    depends_on('qt+opengl')
+    depends_on('qt@:5.14.2+opengl')
     depends_on('qt+tools', when='+designer')
     # Qwt 6.1.1 and older use a constant that was removed in Qt 5.4
     # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qwt-qt5/+bug/1485213