diff --git a/media-libs/dr_mp3/dr_mp3-0.6.40.ebuild b/media-libs/dr_mp3/dr_mp3-0.6.40.ebuild
index 0a2a32c1f6..cc3d0028d8 100644
--- a/media-libs/dr_mp3/dr_mp3-0.6.40.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/dr_mp3/dr_mp3-0.6.40.ebuild
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# Copyright 2023-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2023-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
 
-inherit edo toolchain-funcs
+inherit eapi9-pipestatus edo toolchain-funcs
 
 COMMIT="37a5ffb671a4465cfefc7ba8ce7e8ae298612e5a"
 
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ TESTCASES=(
 
 src_prepare() {
 	awk '/Introduction/,/\*\//' dr_mp3.h | sed '$d' > README
-	assert
+	pipestatus || die
 	awk '/REVISION HISTORY/,/\*\//' dr_mp3.h | sed '$d' > CHANGELOG
-	assert
+	pipestatus || die
 	default
 }