diff --git a/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep b/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
index 7270b9850..f414ec058 100644
--- a/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
+++ b/sys-devel/m4/m4-1.4.16.bep
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ CHECKSUM_MD5="a5dfb4f2b7370e9d34293d23fd09b280"
 REVISION="2"
 STATUS_HAIKU="stable"
 PROVIDES="cmd:m4 = $portVersion compat >= 1.4"
-DEPEND="haiku >= r1-alpha3"
+DEPEND="haiku >= $haikuVersion"
+
 SOURCE_DIR="$portVersionedName"
 
 BUILD {