diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.157.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.157.ebuild
index fb18011df4b9b..5319b38d5e48a 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.157.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-390.157.ebuild
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ IUSE="+X abi_x86_32 abi_x86_64 persistenced +static-libs +tools"
 
 COMMON_DEPEND="
 	acct-group/video
-	sys-libs/glibc
 	persistenced? (
 		acct-user/nvpd
 		net-libs/libtirpc:=
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	)"
 RDEPEND="
 	${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	sys-libs/glibc
 	X? (
 		media-libs/libglvnd[X,abi_x86_32(-)?]
 		x11-libs/libX11[abi_x86_32(-)?]
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.199.02.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.199.02.ebuild
index cdc8b467b5af9..f2a6c2f42703e 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.199.02.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-470.199.02.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ IUSE="+X abi_x86_32 abi_x86_64 persistenced +static-libs +tools wayland"
 
 COMMON_DEPEND="
 	acct-group/video
-	sys-libs/glibc
 	persistenced? (
 		acct-user/nvpd
 		net-libs/libtirpc:=
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	)"
 RDEPEND="
 	${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	sys-libs/glibc
 	X? (
 		media-libs/libglvnd[X,abi_x86_32(-)?]
 		x11-libs/libX11[abi_x86_32(-)?]
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-525.125.06.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-525.125.06.ebuild
index 343e52fa97f92..465f5147fa116 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-525.125.06.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-525.125.06.ebuild
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ REQUIRED_USE="kernel-open? ( modules )"
 
 COMMON_DEPEND="
 	acct-group/video
-	sys-libs/glibc
 	X? ( x11-libs/libpciaccess )
 	persistenced? (
 		acct-user/nvpd
@@ -50,6 +49,7 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	)"
 RDEPEND="
 	${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	sys-libs/glibc
 	X? (
 		media-libs/libglvnd[X,abi_x86_32(-)?]
 		x11-libs/libX11[abi_x86_32(-)?]