diff --git a/media-libs/blend2d/blend2d-0.11.4-r1.ebuild b/media-libs/blend2d/blend2d-0.11.4-r1.ebuild
index e9bd275697..b6d2b3b3c3 100644
--- a/media-libs/blend2d/blend2d-0.11.4-r1.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/blend2d/blend2d-0.11.4-r1.ebuild
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="ZLIB"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="test"
-
+IUSE="+jit test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
+RDEPEND="jit? ( >=dev-libs/asmjit-2024.10.25 )"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+
 DOCS=( README.md CONTRIBUTING.md )
 
 # see https://github.com/blend2d/blend2d/issues/217
@@ -28,11 +30,9 @@ CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS="bl_test_image_io"
 
 src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DBLEND2D_NO_JIT=$(usex !jit)
 		-DBLEND2D_TEST=$(usex test)
 		-DBLEND2D_EXTERNAL_ASMJIT=ON
-		# dev-libs/asmjit-2022.07.02 is incompatible, disable JIT for now.
-		# https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/pull/39251
-		-DBLEND2D_NO_JIT=ON
 	)
 	cmake_src_configure
 }
diff --git a/media-libs/blend2d/blend2d-9999.ebuild b/media-libs/blend2d/blend2d-9999.ebuild
index ed57d249f2..5f127275a5 100644
--- a/media-libs/blend2d/blend2d-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/blend2d/blend2d-9999.ebuild
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="ZLIB"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="test"
-
+IUSE="+jit test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
+RDEPEND="jit? ( >=dev-libs/asmjit-2024.10.25 )"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+
 DOCS=( README.md CONTRIBUTING.md )
 
 src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DBLEND2D_NO_JIT=$(usex !jit)
 		-DBLEND2D_TEST=$(usex test)
 		-DBLEND2D_EXTERNAL_ASMJIT=ON
-		# dev-libs/asmjit-2022.07.02 is incompatible, disable JIT for now.
-		# https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/pull/39251
-		-DBLEND2D_NO_JIT=ON
 	)
 	cmake_src_configure
 }