diff --git a/srcpkgs/libsoup/depends b/srcpkgs/libsoup/depends
index a0e143ef36..8a1872fe32 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libsoup/depends
+++ b/srcpkgs/libsoup/depends
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 abi_depends=">=2.34.0"
-api_depends="${abi_depends}"
+api_depends=">=2.38.0"