diff --git a/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-1.10.2.ebuild b/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-1.10.2.ebuild
index 89697723bbfd7..4156e437aa842 100644
--- a/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-1.10.2.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-1.10.2.ebuild
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	)
 "
 if [[ ${PV} != 9999 ]]; then
-	BDEPEND+="sec-keys/openpgp-keys-handbrake"
+	BDEPEND+=" verify-sig? ( sec-keys/openpgp-keys-handbrake )"
 	VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/handbrake.asc
 fi
 
diff --git a/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-1.11.1.ebuild b/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-1.11.1.ebuild
index fe79a72b436a1..0d1b781e60501 100644
--- a/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-1.11.1.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-1.11.1.ebuild
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	)
 "
 if [[ ${PV} != 9999 ]]; then
-	BDEPEND+=">=sec-keys/openpgp-keys-handbrake-20260311"
+	BDEPEND+=" verify-sig? ( >=sec-keys/openpgp-keys-handbrake-20260311 )"
 	VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/handbrake.asc
 fi
 
diff --git a/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-9999.ebuild b/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-9999.ebuild
index b5ea2f606e9cb..57b9e430a80f0 100644
--- a/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/handbrake/handbrake-9999.ebuild
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	)
 "
 if [[ ${PV} != 9999 ]]; then
-	BDEPEND+=">=sec-keys/openpgp-keys-handbrake-20260311"
+	BDEPEND+=" verify-sig? ( >=sec-keys/openpgp-keys-handbrake-20260311 )"
 	VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/handbrake.asc
 fi