diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.5.0.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.5.0.ebuild
index e55f7dfddf36d..dfe4c5e8cec55 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.5.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools_scm/setuptools_scm-3.5.0.ebuild
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ IUSE="test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 BDEPEND="
+	!!<dev-python/setuptools_scm-2
 	test? (
 		dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		dev-python/toml[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]