diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/root/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/root/package.py
index e56f0ab9586..25bba5a8ecd 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/root/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/root/package.py
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ class Root(CMakePackage):
     depends_on("pythia8", when="+pythia8")
     depends_on("r", when="+r", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("r-rcpp", when="+r", type=("build", "run"))
+    depends_on("r-rcpp@:1.0.12", when="+r @:6.32.02", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("r-rinside", when="+r", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("readline", when="+r")
     depends_on("shadow", when="+shadow")