diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-gcrma/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-gcrma/package.py
index 858b02e0e31..ff17366c265 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-gcrma/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/r-gcrma/package.py
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ class RGcrma(RPackage):
     depends_on('r-xvector', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-biostrings', type=('build', 'run'))
     depends_on('r-biocinstaller', type=('build', 'run'))
+    depends_on('r@3.4.0:3.4.9', when='@2.48.0')