diff --git a/srcpkgs/swayfx/template b/srcpkgs/swayfx/template
index 7b5a5ef7045..b3614a0f67e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/swayfx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/swayfx/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Dwerror=false -Db_ndebug=false"
 conf_files="/etc/sway/config"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config wayland-devel scdoc"
-makedepends="wlroots-devel pcre2-devel json-c-devel pango-devel cairo-devel
+makedepends="wlroots0.16-devel pcre2-devel json-c-devel pango-devel cairo-devel
  gdk-pixbuf-devel libevdev-devel"
 depends="libcap-progs swaybg xorg-server-xwayland libxkbcommon>=1.5.0_1"
 short_desc="Sway, but with eye candy!"