diff --git a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.11.0.ebuild b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.11.0.ebuild
index 58c299d89c9de..1860f67e35b39 100644
--- a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.11.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.11.0.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/bison
-	sys-devel/flex
+	app-alternatives/lex
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 "
 
diff --git a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.13.0.ebuild b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.13.0.ebuild
index dd1d1fecff028..22127812d30b2 100644
--- a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.13.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.13.0.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/bison
-	sys-devel/flex
+	app-alternatives/lex
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 "
 
diff --git a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.7.0.ebuild b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.7.0.ebuild
index 901706148ec24..085dadc409a8b 100644
--- a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.7.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.7.0.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 BDEPEND="
 	sys-devel/bison
-	sys-devel/flex
+	app-alternatives/lex
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 "