diff --git a/dev-util/xmake/xmake-2.7.1.ebuild b/dev-util/xmake/xmake-2.7.1.ebuild
index e0ae5a983e..9ecfbcf50a 100644
--- a/dev-util/xmake/xmake-2.7.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/xmake/xmake-2.7.1.ebuild
@@ -23,15 +23,17 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="0"
 
-RDEPEND="
-	virtual/pkgconfig
-"
 DEPEND="
 	sys-libs/ncurses:=
 	sys-libs/readline:=
 "
-
-BDEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+BDEPEND="
+	virtual/pkgconfig
+"
+RDEPEND="
+	${DEPEND}
+	${BDEPEND}
+"
 
 DOCS=(
 	CHANGELOG.md CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md CONTRIBUTING.md
diff --git a/dev-util/xmake/xmake-9999.ebuild b/dev-util/xmake/xmake-9999.ebuild
index e0ae5a983e..9ecfbcf50a 100644
--- a/dev-util/xmake/xmake-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/xmake/xmake-9999.ebuild
@@ -23,15 +23,17 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="0"
 
-RDEPEND="
-	virtual/pkgconfig
-"
 DEPEND="
 	sys-libs/ncurses:=
 	sys-libs/readline:=
 "
-
-BDEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+BDEPEND="
+	virtual/pkgconfig
+"
+RDEPEND="
+	${DEPEND}
+	${BDEPEND}
+"
 
 DOCS=(
 	CHANGELOG.md CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md CONTRIBUTING.md