diff --git a/eclass/unpacker.eclass b/eclass/unpacker.eclass
index 0ace3ae53cb9f..85ea9921e560f 100644
--- a/eclass/unpacker.eclass
+++ b/eclass/unpacker.eclass
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ unpacker_src_uri_depends() {
 		*.7z)
 			deps[7z]="
 				|| (
-					app-arch/7zip
+					>=app-arch/7zip-24.09[symlink]
 					app-arch/p7zip
 				)
 			"