diff --git a/net-analyzer/symon/symon-2.87.ebuild b/net-analyzer/symon/symon-2.87.ebuild
index db2f77a4729ac..f78f8d6d8a332 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/symon/symon-2.87.ebuild
+++ b/net-analyzer/symon/symon-2.87.ebuild
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ IUSE="perl +symon symux"
 RDEPEND="perl? ( dev-lang/perl )
 	symux? ( net-analyzer/rrdtool )"
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
-	virtual/pmake"
+	sys-devel/pmake"
 
 S=${WORKDIR}/${PN}
 
diff --git a/net-analyzer/symon/symon-2.88.ebuild b/net-analyzer/symon/symon-2.88.ebuild
index 8cb63d010202a..2ea5066d30b8e 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/symon/symon-2.88.ebuild
+++ b/net-analyzer/symon/symon-2.88.ebuild
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 DEPEND="
 	${RDEPEND}
-	virtual/pmake
+	sys-devel/pmake
 "
 
 S=${WORKDIR}/${PN}