diff --git a/app-emacs/magit/magit-4.4.0.ebuild b/app-emacs/magit/magit-4.4.0.ebuild
index baf6aa30c8a6b..a02650ccf6056 100644
--- a/app-emacs/magit/magit-4.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/app-emacs/magit/magit-4.4.0.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
+NEED_EMACS="29.2"
+
 inherit elisp
 
 DESCRIPTION="A Git porcelain inside Emacs"