diff --git a/pylintrc b/pylintrc
index bbd3adf..e699584 100644
--- a/pylintrc
+++ b/pylintrc
@@ -461,6 +461,6 @@ valid-metaclass-classmethod-first-arg=cls
 [EXCEPTIONS]
 
 # Exceptions that will emit a warning when being caught. Defaults to
-# "BaseException, Exception".
-overgeneral-exceptions=BaseException,
-                       Exception
+# "builtins.BaseException, builtins.Exception".
+overgeneral-exceptions=builtins.BaseException,
+                       builtins.Exception