diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/binutils/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/binutils/package.py
index 942982476a8..7d5338b5fdf 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/binutils/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/binutils/package.py
@@ -160,8 +160,11 @@ class Binutils(AutotoolsPackage, GNUMirrorPackage):
 
     with when("platform=darwin"):
         conflicts("+gold", msg="Binutils cannot build linkers on macOS")
+        # 2.41 doesn't seem to have any problems.
         conflicts(
-            "libs=shared", when="@2.37:2.40", msg="https://github.com/spack/spack/issues/35817"
+            "libs=shared",
+            when="@2.37:2.40,2.42:",
+            msg="https://github.com/spack/spack/issues/35817",
         )
 
     conflicts(