diff --git a/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.8.2-r2.ebuild b/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.8.2-r2.ebuild
index fd28495341940..a7025d321cc22 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.8.2-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.8.2-r2.ebuild
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	dbus? ( sys-apps/dbus )
 	gui? (
 		media-libs/fontconfig
-		media-libs/freetype:2
+		>=media-libs/freetype-2.13.1:2
 		media-libs/harfbuzz:=
 		media-libs/libjpeg-turbo:=
 		media-libs/libpng:=
diff --git a/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.8.3.ebuild b/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.8.3.ebuild
index 48ee516e8b4b7..ca7108d60d64e 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.8.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.8.3.ebuild
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	dbus? ( sys-apps/dbus )
 	gui? (
 		media-libs/fontconfig
-		media-libs/freetype:2
+		>=media-libs/freetype-2.13.1:2
 		media-libs/harfbuzz:=
 		media-libs/libjpeg-turbo:=
 		media-libs/libpng:=
diff --git a/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9.0.ebuild b/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9.0.ebuild
index 58e3064e4a827..ae86336ee73cb 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9.0.ebuild
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	dbus? ( sys-apps/dbus )
 	gui? (
 		media-libs/fontconfig
-		media-libs/freetype:2
+		>=media-libs/freetype-2.13.1:2
 		media-libs/harfbuzz:=
 		media-libs/libjpeg-turbo:=
 		media-libs/libpng:=
diff --git a/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9.9999.ebuild b/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9.9999.ebuild
index 58e3064e4a827..ae86336ee73cb 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9.9999.ebuild
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	dbus? ( sys-apps/dbus )
 	gui? (
 		media-libs/fontconfig
-		media-libs/freetype:2
+		>=media-libs/freetype-2.13.1:2
 		media-libs/harfbuzz:=
 		media-libs/libjpeg-turbo:=
 		media-libs/libpng:=
diff --git a/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9999.ebuild b/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9999.ebuild
index 58e3064e4a827..ae86336ee73cb 100644
--- a/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-qt/qtbase/qtbase-6.9999.ebuild
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	dbus? ( sys-apps/dbus )
 	gui? (
 		media-libs/fontconfig
-		media-libs/freetype:2
+		>=media-libs/freetype-2.13.1:2
 		media-libs/harfbuzz:=
 		media-libs/libjpeg-turbo:=
 		media-libs/libpng:=