diff --git a/stacks/pinot-noir/packages_stack.yaml b/stacks/pinot-noir/packages_stack.yaml
index 21c495db75d1432cf287a9f17ab5d02b1d7d3170..fb0d8b12d853e8255fc1b931345cebc96e671384 100644
--- a/stacks/pinot-noir/packages_stack.yaml
+++ b/stacks/pinot-noir/packages_stack.yaml
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ packages:
     - spec: '^arpack-ng +mpi'
 
   suite-sparse:
-    require:
-    - spec: '+graphblas'
+    require: ['@7.3.1', '+graphblas']
 
   tk:
     require: ['+xft', '+xss']