diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk/package.py
index e502540ac10..444d804e3fb 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk/package.py
@@ -207,10 +207,9 @@ class Vtk(CMakePackage):
         depends_on("seacas+mpi", when="+mpi")
         depends_on("seacas~mpi", when="~mpi")
         depends_on("seacas@2021-05-12:2022-10-14", when="@9.1")
-        # vtk@9.2: need Ioss::Utils::get_debug_stream() which only 2022-10-14 provides,
-        # and to be safe against other issues, make them build with this version only:
-        depends_on("seacas@2022-10-14", when="@9.2:9.3")
-        depends_on("seacas@2024-06-27", when="@9.4:")
+        # vtk@9.2: need Ioss::Utils::get_debug_stream() which 2022-10-14 and later provide
+        depends_on("seacas@2022-10-14:", when="@9.2:9.3")
+        depends_on("seacas@2024-06-27:", when="@9.4:")
 
     depends_on("nlohmann-json", when="@9.2:")