diff --git a/sci-mathematics/octave/octave-9.2.0-r1.ebuild b/sci-mathematics/octave/octave-9.2.0-r1.ebuild
index 9beb720770521..2ca83321a823e 100644
--- a/sci-mathematics/octave/octave-9.2.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sci-mathematics/octave/octave-9.2.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ COMMON_DEPS="
 		virtual/glu
 		x11-libs/gl2ps:=
 		x11-libs/libX11:=
-		x11-libs/qscintilla:=[qt6]
+		>=x11-libs/qscintilla-2.14.1-r1:=[qt6(+)]
 	)
 	qhull? ( media-libs/qhull:= )
 	qrupdate? ( sci-libs/qrupdate:= )