diff --git a/net-misc/mulk/mulk-0.6.0.ebuild b/net-misc/mulk/mulk-0.6.0.ebuild
index 545c6088e8120..f92c34e3bdac5 100644
--- a/net-misc/mulk/mulk-0.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/mulk/mulk-0.6.0.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ DEPEND="net-misc/curl
 		checksum? ( dev-libs/openssl )
 	)"
 
-REQUIRE_USE="checksum? ( metalink )"
+REQUIRED_USE="checksum? ( metalink )"
 
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
 
diff --git a/net-misc/mulk/mulk-0.7.0.ebuild b/net-misc/mulk/mulk-0.7.0.ebuild
index ba5d01d4c6970..def1aee1adfe9 100644
--- a/net-misc/mulk/mulk-0.7.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/mulk/mulk-0.7.0.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ DEPEND="net-misc/curl
 		checksum? ( dev-libs/openssl )
 	)"
 
-REQUIRE_USE="checksum? ( metalink )"
+REQUIRED_USE="checksum? ( metalink )"
 
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"