diff --git a/net-misc/putty/putty-9999.ebuild b/net-misc/putty/putty-9999.ebuild
index a112310f115f0..b43849fca678b 100644
--- a/net-misc/putty/putty-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/putty/putty-9999.ebuild
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	!net-misc/pssh
 	gtk? (
 		dev-libs/glib:2
-		x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf
+		x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf[X]
 		x11-libs/gtk+:3
 		x11-libs/libX11
 		x11-libs/pango