diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.2.0.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.2.0.ebuild
index 7ea05108202ac..4217156ad3672 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.2.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.2.0.ebuild
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ IUSE="test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 DEPEND="
+	!!<dev-python/setuptools_scm-3
 	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.3.1.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.3.1.ebuild
index 7ea05108202ac..4217156ad3672 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.3.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.3.1.ebuild
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ IUSE="test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 DEPEND="
+	!!<dev-python/setuptools_scm-3
 	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	test? (
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]