diff --git a/sci-electronics/gazebo/gazebo-8.2.0.ebuild b/sci-electronics/gazebo/gazebo-8.2.0.ebuild
index 72cc1dca1b336..923dd8c7c2f29 100644
--- a/sci-electronics/gazebo/gazebo-8.2.0.ebuild
+++ b/sci-electronics/gazebo/gazebo-8.2.0.ebuild
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-qt/qtcore:5
 	dev-qt/qtopengl:5
 	dev-libs/boost:=[threads]
-	sci-libs/gdal
+	sci-libs/gdal:=
 	virtual/libusb:1
 	dev-libs/libspnav
 	media-libs/freeimage