diff --git a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.3-r1.ebuild b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.3-r1.ebuild
index a9b073e1a3067..9b9385b7a03a2 100644
--- a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ IUSE="berkdb debug doc gdbm ithreads"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	berkdb? ( sys-libs/db:= )
-	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3 )
+	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3:= )
 	app-arch/bzip2
 	sys-libs/zlib
 "
diff --git a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.4.ebuild b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.4.ebuild
index 697fa5ea9fbe3..2ef2d0a16b1f9 100644
--- a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.24.4.ebuild
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ IUSE="berkdb debug doc gdbm ithreads"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	berkdb? ( sys-libs/db:= )
-	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3 )
+	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3:= )
 	app-arch/bzip2
 	sys-libs/zlib
 "
diff --git a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.1-r1.ebuild
index b615761c70a93..7e570ce3afdea 100644
--- a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ IUSE="berkdb debug doc gdbm ithreads"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	berkdb? ( sys-libs/db:= )
-	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3 )
+	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3:= )
 	app-arch/bzip2
 	sys-libs/zlib
 "
diff --git a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.1-r2.ebuild b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.1-r2.ebuild
index 3a1446712460c..a913f5694dbe5 100644
--- a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.1-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.1-r2.ebuild
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ IUSE="berkdb debug doc gdbm ithreads"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	berkdb? ( sys-libs/db:= )
-	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3 )
+	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3:= )
 	app-arch/bzip2
 	sys-libs/zlib
 "
diff --git a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.2.ebuild b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.2.ebuild
index 4d68b551fc9b7..602748dc4a261 100644
--- a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.2.ebuild
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ IUSE="berkdb debug doc gdbm ithreads"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	berkdb? ( sys-libs/db:= )
-	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3 )
+	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3:= )
 	app-arch/bzip2
 	sys-libs/zlib
 "
diff --git a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.9999.ebuild b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.9999.ebuild
index 4d68b551fc9b7..602748dc4a261 100644
--- a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.26.9999.ebuild
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ IUSE="berkdb debug doc gdbm ithreads"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	berkdb? ( sys-libs/db:= )
-	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3 )
+	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3:= )
 	app-arch/bzip2
 	sys-libs/zlib
 "
diff --git a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.28.9999.ebuild b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.28.9999.ebuild
index a0bb0ccef53ba..e812d22cee6fc 100644
--- a/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.28.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/perl/perl-5.28.9999.ebuild
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ IUSE="berkdb debug doc gdbm ithreads"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	berkdb? ( sys-libs/db:= )
-	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3 )
+	gdbm? ( >=sys-libs/gdbm-1.8.3:= )
 	app-arch/bzip2
 	sys-libs/zlib
 "