diff --git a/media-gfx/fotema/fotema-1.20.1.ebuild b/media-gfx/fotema/fotema-1.20.1.ebuild
index cbd38b0ccf309..fda8fc92b8e80 100644
--- a/media-gfx/fotema/fotema-1.20.1.ebuild
+++ b/media-gfx/fotema/fotema-1.20.1.ebuild
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ declare -A GIT_CRATES=(
 	[rust-faces]='https://github.com/blissd/fotema-rust-faces;43c0d5acd6f3f4d90c6487708f2e511a73bf7c9e;fotema-rust-faces-%commit%'
 )
 
+RUST_MIN_VER="1.85.0"
+
 inherit cargo gnome2-utils meson xdg-utils
 
 CRATE_P=${P/-/-v}