diff --git a/srcpkgs/openocd/template b/srcpkgs/openocd/template
index 856977b045e..d6370930edc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openocd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openocd/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=0.11.0+1
 revision=1
 # update to a commit that has a compatible jimtcl version
 _commit=830d70bfc66ada2a68c73283b9e4fa4770d408ee
+_jimtcl_version=0.81
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${_commit}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ configure_args="
  --enable-cmsis-dap-v2
  --disable-internal-libjaylink"
 hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config libtool which"
-makedepends="hidapi-devel jimtcl-devel-0.81_1 libftdi1-devel
+makedepends="hidapi-devel libftdi1-devel
+ jimtcl-devel>=${_jimtcl_version}_1<=${_jimtcl_version}_9999
  libusb-devel libjaylink-devel capstone-devel"
 short_desc="Open On-Chip Debugger"
 maintainer="Érico Nogueira <ericonr@disroot.org>"