diff --git a/x11-base/xorg-server/xorg-server-1.20.10-r3.ebuild b/x11-base/xorg-server/xorg-server-1.20.10-r3.ebuild
index c410566df1fb8..e5ffdf551e09e 100644
--- a/x11-base/xorg-server/xorg-server-1.20.10-r3.ebuild
+++ b/x11-base/xorg-server/xorg-server-1.20.10-r3.ebuild
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ RDEPEND="${CDEPEND}
 "
 BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/flex
+	wayland? ( dev-util/wayland-scanner )
 "
 PDEPEND="
 	xorg? ( >=x11-base/xorg-drivers-$(ver_cut 1-2) )"
diff --git a/x11-base/xorg-server/xorg-server-9999.ebuild b/x11-base/xorg-server/xorg-server-9999.ebuild
index 5d98633a352db..7b4a9180cd77d 100644
--- a/x11-base/xorg-server/xorg-server-9999.ebuild
+++ b/x11-base/xorg-server/xorg-server-9999.ebuild
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ RDEPEND="${CDEPEND}
 "
 BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/flex
+	wayland? ( dev-util/wayland-scanner )
 "
 PDEPEND="
 	xorg? ( >=x11-base/xorg-drivers-$(ver_cut 1-2) )"