diff --git a/gui-wm/sway/sway-9999.ebuild b/gui-wm/sway/sway-9999.ebuild
index 7d50826b43b75..3680e46353ad4 100644
--- a/gui-wm/sway/sway-9999.ebuild
+++ b/gui-wm/sway/sway-9999.ebuild
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	man? ( >=app-text/scdoc-1.8.1 )
 "
+if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]]; then
+	BDEPEND+="~app-text/scdoc-9999"
+else
+	BDEPEND+="~app-text/scdoc=-1.9.0"
+fi
 
 src_prepare() {
 	default