diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hip-rocclr/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hip-rocclr/package.py
index 0106f89e64c..1f0fb72fdce 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hip-rocclr/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hip-rocclr/package.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def url_for_version(self, version):
 
     depends_on('cmake@3:', type='build')
     depends_on('mesa18~llvm@18.3: swr=none', type='link')
-    depends_on('libelf', type='link', when="@3.7.0:")
+    depends_on('libelf', type='link', when="@3.7.0:3.8.0")
     depends_on('numactl', type='link', when="@3.7.0:")
     for ver in ['3.5.0', '3.7.0', '3.8.0', '3.9.0', '3.10.0', '4.0.0']:
         depends_on('hsakmt-roct@' + ver, type='build', when='@' + ver)