diff --git a/kde-frameworks/kwayland/kwayland-5.34.0.ebuild b/kde-frameworks/kwayland/kwayland-5.34.0.ebuild
index 1020f48bb01d0..9e79dd77b324d 100644
--- a/kde-frameworks/kwayland/kwayland-5.34.0.ebuild
+++ b/kde-frameworks/kwayland/kwayland-5.34.0.ebuild
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DEPEND="
 	media-libs/mesa[egl]
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	$(add_qt_dep qtwayland 'egl')
+	$(add_qt_dep qtwayland 'egl(+)')
 	!kde-plasma/kwayland
 "
 
diff --git a/kde-frameworks/kwayland/kwayland-5.37.0.ebuild b/kde-frameworks/kwayland/kwayland-5.37.0.ebuild
index 04e1c9caf5602..dc450f62d4011 100644
--- a/kde-frameworks/kwayland/kwayland-5.37.0.ebuild
+++ b/kde-frameworks/kwayland/kwayland-5.37.0.ebuild
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DEPEND="
 	media-libs/mesa[egl]
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	$(add_qt_dep qtwayland 'egl')
+	$(add_qt_dep qtwayland 'egl(+)')
 "
 
 # All failing, I guess we need a virtual wayland server