diff --git a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0-r1.ebuild b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0-r1.ebuild
index 0cfa9836a8343..9329dfb0fdc92 100644
--- a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ For systemd:
 
 pkg_pretend() {
 	if use kernel_linux && kernel_is lt 2 6 25; then
-		eerror "This version of KVM requres a host kernel of 2.6.25 or higher."
+		eerror "This version of KVM requires a host kernel of 2.6.25 or higher."
 	elif use kernel_linux; then
 		if ! linux_config_exists; then
 			eerror "Unable to check your kernel for KVM support"
diff --git a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0-r2.ebuild b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0-r2.ebuild
index dd30807e9857f..745a99669b8e9 100644
--- a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0-r2.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0-r2.ebuild
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ For systemd:
 
 pkg_pretend() {
 	if use kernel_linux && kernel_is lt 2 6 25; then
-		eerror "This version of KVM requres a host kernel of 2.6.25 or higher."
+		eerror "This version of KVM requires a host kernel of 2.6.25 or higher."
 	elif use kernel_linux; then
 		if ! linux_config_exists; then
 			eerror "Unable to check your kernel for KVM support"
diff --git a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0.ebuild b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0.ebuild
index 31bb16d731332..e9a2dceb35a72 100644
--- a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-5.0.0.ebuild
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ For systemd:
 
 pkg_pretend() {
 	if use kernel_linux && kernel_is lt 2 6 25; then
-		eerror "This version of KVM requres a host kernel of 2.6.25 or higher."
+		eerror "This version of KVM requires a host kernel of 2.6.25 or higher."
 	elif use kernel_linux; then
 		if ! linux_config_exists; then
 			eerror "Unable to check your kernel for KVM support"
diff --git a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-9999.ebuild b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-9999.ebuild
index cf78c79fb4721..f568bdfec832d 100644
--- a/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/qemu/qemu-9999.ebuild
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ For systemd:
 
 pkg_pretend() {
 	if use kernel_linux && kernel_is lt 2 6 25; then
-		eerror "This version of KVM requres a host kernel of 2.6.25 or higher."
+		eerror "This version of KVM requires a host kernel of 2.6.25 or higher."
 	elif use kernel_linux; then
 		if ! linux_config_exists; then
 			eerror "Unable to check your kernel for KVM support"