diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
index b7d30d473e..b1b24dace4 100644
--- a/pylintrc
+++ b/pylintrc
@@ -488,4 +488,4 @@ valid-metaclass-classmethod-first-arg=mcs
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "Exception"
-overgeneral-exceptions=Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.Exception