diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index c9a33fcec..008f89e45 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -405,4 +405,4 @@ analyse-fallback-blocks=no
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "Exception"
-overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.Exception