diff --git a/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.05-r1.ebuild b/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.05-r1.ebuild
index 8b77e00352a5d..a5ae587074101 100644
--- a/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.05-r1.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.05-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 BDEPEND="
 	dev-util/intltool
-	sys-devel/bc
+	app-alternatives/bc
 	sys-devel/gettext
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 "
diff --git a/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.05-r2.ebuild b/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.05-r2.ebuild
index 53580375256b3..8d3e14908a054 100644
--- a/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.05-r2.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.05-r2.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 BDEPEND="
 	dev-util/intltool
-	sys-devel/bc
+	app-alternatives/bc
 	sys-devel/gettext
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 "
diff --git a/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.06-r2.ebuild b/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.06-r2.ebuild
index f20125544193d..fc7dab387fcfa 100644
--- a/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.06-r2.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.06-r2.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 BDEPEND="
 	dev-util/intltool
-	sys-devel/bc
+	app-alternatives/bc
 	sys-devel/gettext
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 "
diff --git a/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.07-r2.ebuild b/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.07-r2.ebuild
index 968d85f0377e0..2134da5a04c9f 100644
--- a/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.07-r2.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.07-r2.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 BDEPEND="
 	dev-util/intltool
-	sys-devel/bc
+	app-alternatives/bc
 	sys-devel/gettext
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 "
diff --git a/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.08.ebuild b/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.08.ebuild
index 29fc6c4aacc44..18aa4d6638906 100644
--- a/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.08.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.08.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 BDEPEND="
 	dev-util/intltool
-	sys-devel/bc
+	app-alternatives/bc
 	sys-devel/gettext
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 "