diff --git a/media-video/mpv/mpv-9999.ebuild b/media-video/mpv/mpv-9999.ebuild
index 46cb54d02e111..fa4584745118d 100644
--- a/media-video/mpv/mpv-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/mpv/mpv-9999.ebuild
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	jack? ( media-sound/jack-audio-connection-kit )
 	jpeg? ( virtual/jpeg:0 )
 	libass? (
-		>=media-libs/libass-0.12.1:=[enca(-)?,fontconfig]
+		>=media-libs/libass-0.12.1:=[fontconfig,harfbuzz]
 		virtual/ttf-fonts
 	)
 	libcaca? ( >=media-libs/libcaca-0.99_beta18 )