diff --git a/games-board/xboard/xboard-4.9.1-r1.ebuild b/games-board/xboard/xboard-4.9.1-r1.ebuild
index e0728addbc1bf..a6fcb0d075fd9 100644
--- a/games-board/xboard/xboard-4.9.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/games-board/xboard/xboard-4.9.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=7
+EAPI=8
 
 inherit autotools flag-o-matic xdg