diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk/package.py
index 7d25196db8eeea..82c09a7f16cd1b 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vtk/package.py
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ class Vtk(CMakePackage):
     depends_on("gl@1.2:", when="~opengl2")
 
     depends_on("xz")
-    patch("vtk_find_liblzma.patch", when="@:9.0")
-    patch("vtk_movie_link_ogg.patch")
-    patch("vtk_use_sqlite_name_vtk_expects.patch")
+    patch("vtk_find_liblzma.patch", when="@8.2")
+    patch("vtk_movie_link_ogg.patch", when="@8.2")
+    patch("vtk_use_sqlite_name_vtk_expects.patch", when="@8.2")
     with when("~osmesa"):
         depends_on("glx", when="platform=linux")
         depends_on("glx", when="platform=cray")