diff --git a/net-irc/polari/polari-3.16.1.ebuild b/net-irc/polari/polari-3.16.1.ebuild
index 497a04dfcfa96..7aeb89f426a90 100644
--- a/net-irc/polari/polari-3.16.1.ebuild
+++ b/net-irc/polari/polari-3.16.1.ebuild
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="amd64 x86"
 IUSE=""
 
-RDEPEND="
+COMMON_DEPEND="
 	dev-libs/gjs
 	>=dev-libs/glib-2.43.4:2
 	>=dev-libs/gobject-introspection-0.9.6
 	net-libs/telepathy-glib[introspection]
 	>=x11-libs/gtk+-3.15.6:3[introspection]
 "
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	>=net-irc/telepathy-idle-0.2
+"
+DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	dev-libs/appstream-glib
 	>=dev-util/intltool-0.50
 	virtual/pkgconfig