diff --git a/sys-apps/systemd-utils/systemd-utils-259.1.ebuild b/sys-apps/systemd-utils/systemd-utils-259.1.ebuild
index 1ccbb1fe8389b..d482ec0d21b51 100644
--- a/sys-apps/systemd-utils/systemd-utils-259.1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/systemd-utils/systemd-utils-259.1.ebuild
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ REQUIRED_USE="
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 COMMON_DEPEND="
-	virtual/libcrypt:=
 	selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux:0= )
 	tmpfiles? (
 		acl? ( sys-apps/acl:0= )
@@ -44,12 +43,14 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	)
 "
 DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	virtual/libcrypt:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
 	>=sys-kernel/linux-headers-3.11
 "
 
 PEFILE_DEPEND='dev-python/pefile[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]'
 
 RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
+	virtual/libcrypt:=
 	boot? ( !<sys-boot/systemd-boot-250 )
 	ukify? (
 		${PYTHON_DEPS}