diff --git a/dev-python/scikit-learn/scikit-learn-1.4.2.ebuild b/dev-python/scikit-learn/scikit-learn-1.4.2.ebuild
index eef7795138fe9..dc15a4a085acc 100644
--- a/dev-python/scikit-learn/scikit-learn-1.4.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/scikit-learn/scikit-learn-1.4.2.ebuild
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ IUSE="examples"
 DEPEND="
 	virtual/blas:=
 	virtual/cblas:=
+	>=dev-python/numpy-1.22.3:=[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 "
 RDEPEND="
 	${DEPEND}
 	dev-python/wheel[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	>=dev-python/joblib-1.2.0[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	>=dev-python/numpy-1.22.3:=[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	>=dev-python/scipy-1.6.0[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	>=dev-python/threadpoolctl-2.0.0[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 "