diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/docker-9999.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/docker-9999.ebuild
index bf6f9ddede..1b49fea4ef 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/docker-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/docker/docker-9999.ebuild
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ CDEPEND="
 DEPEND="
 	${CDEPEND}
 
+	dev-lang/go:=
+
 	btrfs? (
 		>=sys-fs/btrfs-progs-3.16.1
 	)