diff --git a/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2023.06/grace/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.2-2022b.yml b/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2023.06/grace/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.2-2022b.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b20ba05385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2023.06/grace/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.2-2022b.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+easyconfigs:
+# from here on built originally with EB 4.8.2
+# need to keep building Qt5 with 4.8.2 because more recent versions include an
+# updated easyblock for python which doesn't work correctly for Python-2.7.18
+  - Qt5-5.15.7-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
diff --git a/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2023.06/grace/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.9.4-2022b.yml b/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2023.06/grace/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.9.4-2022b.yml
index b58bdd377a..d50c1bb233 100644
--- a/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2023.06/grace/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.9.4-2022b.yml
+++ b/easystacks/software.eessi.io/2023.06/grace/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.9.4-2022b.yml
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ easyconfigs:
 #      options:
 #        from-pr: 19339
   - HarfBuzz-5.3.1-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
+# moved Qt5 to easystack file used with EB 4.8.2 because it needs an older
+# version of the python easyblock
 #  - Qt5-5.15.7-GCCcore-12.2.0.eb
 #  - QuantumESPRESSO-7.2-foss-2022b.eb