diff --git a/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.23.ebuild b/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.23.ebuild
index b8b3dab707b0d..1eb00abb92893 100644
--- a/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.23.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.23.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2014 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="5"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ KEYWORDS="-* amd64 x86"
 IUSE="selinux"
 
 DEPEND=""
-RDEPEND=">=sys-firmware/intel-microcode-20090330
+RDEPEND=">=sys-firmware/intel-microcode-20090330[monolithic(+)]
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-cpucontrol )"
 
 S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
diff --git a/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.27.ebuild b/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.27.ebuild
index 63ddd20dbcb1f..0943b22c05d74 100644
--- a/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.27.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.27.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="5"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64 ~x86"
 IUSE="selinux"
 
 DEPEND=""
-RDEPEND=">=sys-firmware/intel-microcode-20090330
+RDEPEND=">=sys-firmware/intel-microcode-20090330[monolithic(+)]
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-cpucontrol )"
 
 S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
diff --git a/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.28-r1.ebuild b/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.28-r1.ebuild
index ab1814afb130c..f7ff8cd2c4530 100644
--- a/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.28-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.28-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="5"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64 ~x86"
 IUSE="selinux"
 
 DEPEND=""
-RDEPEND=">=sys-firmware/intel-microcode-20090330
+RDEPEND=">=sys-firmware/intel-microcode-20090330[monolithic(+)]
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-cpucontrol )"
 
 S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
diff --git a/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.28.ebuild b/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.28.ebuild
index 63ddd20dbcb1f..0943b22c05d74 100644
--- a/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.28.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/microcode-ctl/microcode-ctl-1.28.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="5"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64 ~x86"
 IUSE="selinux"
 
 DEPEND=""
-RDEPEND=">=sys-firmware/intel-microcode-20090330
+RDEPEND=">=sys-firmware/intel-microcode-20090330[monolithic(+)]
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-cpucontrol )"
 
 S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}