diff --git a/games-util/steamtinkerlaunch/steamtinkerlaunch-12.12.ebuild b/games-util/steamtinkerlaunch/steamtinkerlaunch-12.12.ebuild
index 65e3ddb227..3a1d53992c 100644
--- a/games-util/steamtinkerlaunch/steamtinkerlaunch-12.12.ebuild
+++ b/games-util/steamtinkerlaunch/steamtinkerlaunch-12.12.ebuild
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	x11-misc/xdotool
 	x11-apps/xprop
 	x11-apps/xrandr
-	dev-util/xxd
+	|| ( app-editors/vim-core dev-util/xxd )
 	x11-apps/xwininfo
 	>=gnome-extra/yad-7.2
 "
diff --git a/games-util/steamtinkerlaunch/steamtinkerlaunch-9999.ebuild b/games-util/steamtinkerlaunch/steamtinkerlaunch-9999.ebuild
index 993023f907..49a714b05d 100644
--- a/games-util/steamtinkerlaunch/steamtinkerlaunch-9999.ebuild
+++ b/games-util/steamtinkerlaunch/steamtinkerlaunch-9999.ebuild
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	x11-misc/xdotool
 	x11-apps/xprop
 	x11-apps/xrandr
-	dev-util/xxd
+	|| ( app-editors/vim-core dev-util/xxd )
 	x11-apps/xwininfo
 	>=gnome-extra/yad-7.2
 "