diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 114dadef75..9f6c80faa9 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -492,4 +492,4 @@ min-public-methods=2
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "Exception".
-overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.Exception