diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index b9811f3a..e4e3f119 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -606,5 +606,5 @@ preferred-modules=
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
 # "BaseException, Exception".
-overgeneral-exceptions=BaseException,
-                       Exception
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.BaseException,
+                       builtins.Exception