diff --git a/sci-libs/hdf/hdf-4.2.15-r2.ebuild b/sci-libs/hdf/hdf-4.2.15-r2.ebuild
index 1b395672879f0..02fc691438730 100644
--- a/sci-libs/hdf/hdf-4.2.15-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/hdf/hdf-4.2.15-r2.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=7
+EAPI=8
 
 FORTRAN_NEEDED=fortran