diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-easyblocks/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-easyblocks/package.py
index 4b09c436214..0f1aa923ec9 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-easyblocks/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-easyblocks/package.py
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ class PyEasybuildEasyblocks(PythonPackage):
 
     version('3.1.2', 'be08da30c07e67ed3e136e8d38905fbc')
 
-    depends_on('py-easybuild-framework@3.1:', when='@3.1', type='run')
+    depends_on('py-easybuild-framework@3.1:', when='@3.1:', type='run')
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-easyconfigs/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-easyconfigs/package.py
index bec96387086..16315577317 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-easyconfigs/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-easyconfigs/package.py
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ class PyEasybuildEasyconfigs(PythonPackage):
 
     version('3.1.2', '13a4a97fe8a5b9a94f885661cf497d13')
 
-    depends_on('py-easybuild-framework@3.1:', when='@3.1', type='run')
+    depends_on('py-easybuild-framework@3.1:', when='@3.1:', type='run')
     depends_on('py-easybuild-easyblocks@3.1.2:', when='@3.1.2', type='run')
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-framework/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-framework/package.py
index 36605a6fd07..c8d89992c9c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-framework/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-easybuild-framework/package.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class PyEasybuildFramework(PythonPackage):
 
     version('3.1.2', '283bc5f6bdcb90016b32986d52fd04a8')
 
-    depends_on('python@2.6:3.0', type='run')
+    depends_on('python@2.6:2.9', type='run')
     depends_on('py-setuptools', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('py-vsc-base@2.5.4:', when='@2.9:', type='run')
     depends_on('py-vsc-install', type='run')  # only required for tests (python -O -m test.framework.suite)