diff --git a/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-9999.ebuild b/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-9999.ebuild
index 84b4f1c8009c6..250b3065d5056 100644
--- a/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-9999.ebuild
+++ b/x11-terms/kitty/kitty-9999.ebuild
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ DEPEND="
 # bug #919751 wrt go subslot
 BDEPEND="
 	${PYTHON_DEPS}
-	>=dev-lang/go-1.23:=
+	>=dev-lang/go-1.24:=
 	sys-libs/ncurses
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	test? ( $(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/pillow[zlib,${PYTHON_USEDEP}]') )