diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild b/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
index 464b5d0258454..db33c8ab2ce28 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ RDEPEND="
 	vorbis? ( media-libs/libvorbis:0 )
 	vpx? ( media-libs/libvpx:0= )
 	wayland? (
-		dev-libs/wayland
-		dev-libs/wayland-protocols
+		>=dev-libs/wayland-1.15
+		>=dev-libs/wayland-protocols-1.12
 	)
 	X? (
 		x11-libs/libX11