diff --git a/sys-apps/iproute2/iproute2-5.1.0.ebuild b/sys-apps/iproute2/iproute2-5.1.0.ebuild
index 8f2fdbfb7d995..5db7d040eeeeb 100644
--- a/sys-apps/iproute2/iproute2-5.1.0.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/iproute2/iproute2-5.1.0.ebuild
@@ -32,17 +32,16 @@ RDEPEND="
 	atm? ( net-dialup/linux-atm )
 	selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )
 "
+# We require newer linux-headers for ipset support #549948 and some defines #553876
 DEPEND="
 	${RDEPEND}
+	>=sys-kernel/linux-headers-3.16
 "
-# We require newer linux-headers for ipset support #549948 and some defines #553876
 BDEPEND="
 	app-arch/xz-utils
 	>=sys-devel/bison-2.4
 	sys-devel/flex
-	>=sys-kernel/linux-headers-3.16
 	virtual/pkgconfig
-	elibc_glibc? ( >=sys-libs/glibc-2.7 )
 "
 
 PATCHES=(
diff --git a/sys-apps/iproute2/iproute2-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/iproute2/iproute2-9999.ebuild
index 8f2fdbfb7d995..5db7d040eeeeb 100644
--- a/sys-apps/iproute2/iproute2-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/iproute2/iproute2-9999.ebuild
@@ -32,17 +32,16 @@ RDEPEND="
 	atm? ( net-dialup/linux-atm )
 	selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )
 "
+# We require newer linux-headers for ipset support #549948 and some defines #553876
 DEPEND="
 	${RDEPEND}
+	>=sys-kernel/linux-headers-3.16
 "
-# We require newer linux-headers for ipset support #549948 and some defines #553876
 BDEPEND="
 	app-arch/xz-utils
 	>=sys-devel/bison-2.4
 	sys-devel/flex
-	>=sys-kernel/linux-headers-3.16
 	virtual/pkgconfig
-	elibc_glibc? ( >=sys-libs/glibc-2.7 )
 "
 
 PATCHES=(