diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spades/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spades/package.py
index 05c9f5f410..4f2a6080ac 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spades/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spades/package.py
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ class Spades(CMakePackage):
     depends_on('zlib')
     depends_on('bzip2')
 
-    conflicts('%gcc@7.1.0:')
+    conflicts('%gcc@7.1.0:', when='@:3.10.1')
 
     root_cmakelists_dir = 'src'