diff --git a/dev-python/pynest2d/pynest2d-4.8.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/pynest2d/pynest2d-4.8.0-r1.ebuild
index b2b6ecd0a4501..0a1d08188c87d 100644
--- a/dev-python/pynest2d/pynest2d-4.8.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pynest2d/pynest2d-4.8.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
 RDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	dev-libs/libnest2d
-	$(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/sip[${PYTHON_MULTI_USEDEP}]')
+	$(python_gen_cond_dep '<dev-python/sip-5[${PYTHON_MULTI_USEDEP}]')
 	"
 
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"