diff --git a/dev-lang/pypy/pypy-3.11.7.3.20_p2.ebuild b/dev-lang/pypy/pypy-3.11.7.3.20_p2.ebuild
index 733050cef0cc2..5cd1054efa62a 100644
--- a/dev-lang/pypy/pypy-3.11.7.3.20_p2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/pypy/pypy-3.11.7.3.20_p2.ebuild
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-lang/python-exec[python_targets_pypy${PYVER/./_}(-)]
 	dev-libs/openssl:0=
 	dev-python/gentoo-common
-	ensurepip? (
-		dev-python/ensurepip-pip
-		dev-python/ensurepip-setuptools
-	)
 	gdbm? ( sys-libs/gdbm:0= )
 	sqlite? ( dev-db/sqlite:3= )
 	tk? (
@@ -61,6 +57,13 @@ DEPEND="
 	${RDEPEND}
 "
 
+PDEPEND="
+	ensurepip? (
+		dev-python/ensurepip-pip
+		dev-python/ensurepip-setuptools
+	)
+"
+
 src_prepare() {
 	local PATCHES=(
 		"${WORKDIR}/${PATCHSET}"