diff --git a/etc/config.csh/vtk b/etc/config.csh/vtk
index 1ca8836fd78f4dd94333b72089fd4fd2ccf636c7..aaeccc386159b48d9ddbf93c19276e84b734eadb 100644
--- a/etc/config.csh/vtk
+++ b/etc/config.csh/vtk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # USER EDITABLE PART: Changes made here may be lost with the next upgrade
 
-set vtk_version=VTK-9.0.0
+set vtk_version=VTK-8.2.0
 set mesa_version=mesa-17.1.1
 
 setenv VTK_DIR $WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/$vtk_version
diff --git a/etc/config.sh/vtk b/etc/config.sh/vtk
index 242407e977973e55c8eaac53cd029f4a81ed75c9..782fcc43e40dd5081b14cf9a55fbf7f8a1580604 100644
--- a/etc/config.sh/vtk
+++ b/etc/config.sh/vtk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # USER EDITABLE PART: Changes made here may be lost with the next upgrade
 
-vtk_version=VTK-9.0.0
+vtk_version=VTK-8.2.0
 mesa_version=mesa-17.1.1
 
 export VTK_DIR=$WM_THIRD_PARTY_DIR/platforms/$WM_ARCH$WM_COMPILER/$vtk_version