diff --git a/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass b/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass
index 53f8ad4f4ba60..572f68fc98280 100644
--- a/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass
+++ b/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass
@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@ python_export() {
 					python*)
 						PYTHON_PKG_DEP="dev-lang/python:${impl#python}";;
 					pypy)
-						PYTHON_PKG_DEP='virtual/pypy:0=';;
+						PYTHON_PKG_DEP='>=virtual/pypy-5:0=';;
 					pypy3)
-						PYTHON_PKG_DEP='virtual/pypy3:0=';;
+						PYTHON_PKG_DEP='>=virtual/pypy3-5:0=';;
 					jython2.7)
 						PYTHON_PKG_DEP='dev-java/jython:2.7';;
 					*)