diff --git a/dev-util/pscan/pscan-20000721-r1.ebuild b/dev-util/pscan/pscan-20000721-r1.ebuild
index 260a2eb5405a..152745bc2ad7 100644
--- a/dev-util/pscan/pscan-20000721-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/pscan/pscan-20000721-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ IUSE=""
 # Does NOT contain a testsuite, but does contain a test.c that confuses src_test
 RESTRICT="test"
 
-BDEPEND="sys-devel/flex"
+BDEPEND="app-alternatives/lex"
 
 S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}"
 PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${P}-fix-build-system.patch )