diff --git a/media-libs/svt-hevc/svt-hevc-1.5.0.ebuild b/media-libs/svt-hevc/svt-hevc-1.5.0.ebuild
index e85af88c78..4519a7918a 100644
--- a/media-libs/svt-hevc/svt-hevc-1.5.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/svt-hevc/svt-hevc-1.5.0.ebuild
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fi
 LICENSE="AOM BSD-2"
 SLOT="0/1"
 
-DEPEND="dev-lang/nasm"
+BDEPEND="dev-lang/nasm"
 
 src_prepare() {
 	append-ldflags -Wl,-z,noexecstack
diff --git a/media-libs/svt-hevc/svt-hevc-9999.ebuild b/media-libs/svt-hevc/svt-hevc-9999.ebuild
index e85af88c78..4519a7918a 100644
--- a/media-libs/svt-hevc/svt-hevc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/svt-hevc/svt-hevc-9999.ebuild
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fi
 LICENSE="AOM BSD-2"
 SLOT="0/1"
 
-DEPEND="dev-lang/nasm"
+BDEPEND="dev-lang/nasm"
 
 src_prepare() {
 	append-ldflags -Wl,-z,noexecstack