diff --git a/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-1.4.1-r1.ebuild b/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-1.4.1-r1.ebuild
index 84b2bc0e85a43..7046713d6397c 100644
--- a/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-1.4.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-1.4.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ SLOT="0"
 IUSE="mpi"
 
 RDEPEND="dev-libs/boost:=
-	mpi? ( virtual/mpi[cxx] )
+	mpi? ( virtual/mpi )
 	sci-libs/trilinos"
 
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
diff --git a/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-1.6.ebuild b/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-1.6.ebuild
index cfdb3fee77f5f..7046713d6397c 100644
--- a/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-1.6.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-1.6.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ SLOT="0"
 IUSE="mpi"
 
 RDEPEND="dev-libs/boost:=
-	mpi? ( virtual/mpi[cxx] )
+	mpi? ( virtual/mpi )
 	sci-libs/trilinos"
 
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
diff --git a/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-2.0.ebuild b/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-2.0.ebuild
index 9bbeba7b5beae..7046713d6397c 100644
--- a/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-2.0.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/arborx/arborx-2.0.ebuild
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ SLOT="0"
 IUSE="mpi"
 
 RDEPEND="dev-libs/boost:=
-	mpi? ( virtual/mpi[cxx] )
+	mpi? ( virtual/mpi )
 	sci-libs/trilinos"
 
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"