diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-simpleaffy/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-simpleaffy/package.py
index 13c81ee6194..1885033e8ff 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-simpleaffy/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-simpleaffy/package.py
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ class RSimpleaffy(RPackage):
     depends_on('r-affy', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-genefilter', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-gcrma', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r@3.4.0:3.4.9', when='@2.52.0')