diff --git a/gui-apps/swayidle/swayidle-9999.ebuild b/gui-apps/swayidle/swayidle-9999.ebuild
index f3988a7f6142a..401c403c41b64 100644
--- a/gui-apps/swayidle/swayidle-9999.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/swayidle/swayidle-9999.ebuild
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
 BDEPEND="
-	>=dev-libs/wayland-protocols-1.14
+	>=dev-libs/wayland-protocols-1.27
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 	man? ( app-text/scdoc )
 "