diff --git a/net-misc/socat/socat-9999.ebuild b/net-misc/socat/socat-9999.ebuild
index 2c12dbc3dc4fc..7d28699e42fdc 100644
--- a/net-misc/socat/socat-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/socat/socat-9999.ebuild
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ DEPEND="
 	readline? ( sys-libs/readline:= )
 	tcpd? ( sys-apps/tcp-wrappers )
 "
+BDEPEND="
+	app-text/yodl
+"
 DEPEND="
 	${RDEPEND}
-	app-text/yodl
 "
 RESTRICT="
 	test