diff --git a/net-misc/dhcp/dhcp-4.3.6_p1.ebuild b/net-misc/dhcp/dhcp-4.3.6_p1.ebuild
index dfbf259894c23..b8dc4ed2b8688 100644
--- a/net-misc/dhcp/dhcp-4.3.6_p1.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/dhcp/dhcp-4.3.6_p1.ebuild
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DEPEND="
 	ldap? (
 		net-nds/openldap
 		ssl? (
-			!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:0 )
+			!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:0= )
 			libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl )
 		)
 	)"
diff --git a/net-misc/dhcp/dhcp-4.4.1.ebuild b/net-misc/dhcp/dhcp-4.4.1.ebuild
index 358e3c1f12a27..b092a12295053 100644
--- a/net-misc/dhcp/dhcp-4.4.1.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/dhcp/dhcp-4.4.1.ebuild
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DEPEND="
 	ldap? (
 		net-nds/openldap
 		ssl? (
-			!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:0 )
+			!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:0= )
 			libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl )
 		)
 	)"