diff --git a/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep b/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
index be692af9e..6fc6489f0 100644
--- a/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
+++ b/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CHECKSUM_MD5="a5dfb4f2b7370e9d34293d23fd09b280"
 REVISION="1"
 STATUS_HAIKU="stable"
 PROVIDES="cmd:m4 = $portVersion compat >= 1.4"
-DEPEND=""
+DEPEND="haiku >= r1-alpha3"
 SOURCE_DIR="$portVersionedName"
 
 BUILD {