diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyvista/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyvista/package.py
index a8bd256f0db..6ff66b6f69e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyvista/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyvista/package.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class PyPyvista(PythonPackage):
     depends_on("py-setuptools", type="build")
     depends_on("py-matplotlib@3.0.1:", when="@0.39:", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("py-numpy", type=("build", "run"))
+    # https://github.com/pyvista/pyvista/releases/tag/v0.44.0
+    depends_on("py-numpy@:1", when="@:0.43", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("pil", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("py-pooch", when="@0.37:", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("py-scooby@0.5.1:", type=("build", "run"))