diff --git a/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.07-r2.ebuild b/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.07-r2.ebuild
index 9f0420715f7be..aeb090bcb99a0 100644
--- a/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.07-r2.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.07-r2.ebuild
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~ppc ~x86"
 IUSE=""
 
-RDEPEND="media-libs/libsdl
+RDEPEND="media-libs/libsdl[X]
 	virtual/glu
 	virtual/opengl
 	x11-libs/libX11"
diff --git a/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.08-r1.ebuild b/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.08-r1.ebuild
index 0484e4a4c9c38..a0ee6edb6b588 100644
--- a/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.08-r1.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.08-r1.ebuild
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~ppc ~x86"
 IUSE=""
 
-RDEPEND="media-libs/libsdl
+RDEPEND="media-libs/libsdl[X]
 	virtual/glu
 	virtual/opengl
 	x11-libs/libX11"
diff --git a/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.08.ebuild b/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.08.ebuild
index b6c4885806b26..ad6dd4b09308a 100644
--- a/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.08.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/fireflies/fireflies-2.08.ebuild
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~ppc ~x86"
 IUSE=""
 
-RDEPEND="media-libs/libsdl
+RDEPEND="media-libs/libsdl[X]
 	virtual/glu
 	virtual/opengl
 	x11-libs/libX11"