diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/quantum-espresso/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/quantum-espresso/package.py
index d4454082113..c6b930dec86 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/quantum-espresso/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/quantum-espresso/package.py
@@ -581,8 +581,8 @@ def install(self, pkg, spec, prefix):
                 zlib_libs = spec["zlib"].prefix.lib + " -lz"
                 filter_file(zlib_libs, format(spec["zlib"].libs.ld_flags), make_inc)
 
-        # QE 6.6 and later has parallel builds fixed
-        if spec.satisfies("@:6.5"):
+        # QE 6.8 and later has parallel builds fixed
+        if spec.satisfies("@:6.7"):
             parallel_build_on = False
         else:
             parallel_build_on = True