diff --git a/dev-lang/ammonite-repl-bin/ammonite-repl-bin-2.4.0.ebuild b/dev-lang/ammonite-repl-bin/ammonite-repl-bin-2.4.0.ebuild
index da2a2844c5..822af7f58d 100644
--- a/dev-lang/ammonite-repl-bin/ammonite-repl-bin-2.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/ammonite-repl-bin/ammonite-repl-bin-2.4.0.ebuild
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ IUSE=""
 
 S="${WORKDIR}"
 
+RDEPEND="virtual/jre"
+
 src_install() {
 	newbin "${DISTDIR}/ammonite-${PV}" amm
 }