diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pika-algorithms/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pika-algorithms/package.py
index 3a38b9f11e4..1cc73b309ea 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pika-algorithms/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pika-algorithms/package.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class PikaAlgorithms(CMakePackage):
 
     # Other dependencies
     depends_on("boost@1.71:")
-    depends_on("fmt@0.9:")
+    depends_on("fmt@9:")
     depends_on("pika@0.11:")
 
     for cxxstd in cxxstds: