diff --git a/sys-libs/liburing/liburing-2.1-r2.ebuild b/sys-libs/liburing/liburing-2.1-r2.ebuild
index 40852f3d12479..c65e7baf841c3 100644
--- a/sys-libs/liburing/liburing-2.1-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/liburing/liburing-2.1-r2.ebuild
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ IUSE="static-libs"
 # fsync test hangs forever
 RESTRICT="test"
 
+# At least installed headers need <linux/*>, bug #802516
+DEPEND=">=sys-kernel/linux-headers-5.1"
+RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
+
 PATCHES=(
 	# Upstream, bug #816798
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-arm-syscall.patch