diff --git a/packages/net-im/lurch/lurch-scm.exheres-0 b/packages/net-im/lurch/lurch-scm.exheres-0
index c65c41c6..9155a833 100644
--- a/packages/net-im/lurch/lurch-scm.exheres-0
+++ b/packages/net-im/lurch/lurch-scm.exheres-0
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES="
         dev-libs/Mini-XML
         dev-libs/glib:2
         dev-libs/libgcrypt
-        dev-libs/libxml2
+        dev-libs/libxml2:2.0
         net-im/pidgin
 "