diff --git a/net-wireless/gqrx/gqrx-2.17.2-r1.ebuild b/net-wireless/gqrx/gqrx-2.17.2-r1.ebuild
index 5853ad507b1f9..8add0b3ddd79f 100644
--- a/net-wireless/gqrx/gqrx-2.17.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-wireless/gqrx/gqrx-2.17.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="gr-audio portaudio pulseaudio"
-REQUIRED_USE="^^ ( pulseaudio portaudio gr-audio )"
+IUSE="portaudio pulseaudio"
+REQUIRED_USE="?? ( pulseaudio portaudio )"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	dev-qt/qtbase:6[gui,network,widgets]
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ src_configure() {
 		LINUX_AUDIO_BACKEND=Pulseaudio
 	elif use portaudio; then
 		LINUX_AUDIO_BACKEND=Portaudio
-	elif use gr-audio; then
+	else
 		LINUX_AUDIO_BACKEND=Gr-audio
 	fi
 
diff --git a/net-wireless/gqrx/gqrx-9999.ebuild b/net-wireless/gqrx/gqrx-9999.ebuild
index 5853ad507b1f9..8add0b3ddd79f 100644
--- a/net-wireless/gqrx/gqrx-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-wireless/gqrx/gqrx-9999.ebuild
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="gr-audio portaudio pulseaudio"
-REQUIRED_USE="^^ ( pulseaudio portaudio gr-audio )"
+IUSE="portaudio pulseaudio"
+REQUIRED_USE="?? ( pulseaudio portaudio )"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	dev-qt/qtbase:6[gui,network,widgets]
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ src_configure() {
 		LINUX_AUDIO_BACKEND=Pulseaudio
 	elif use portaudio; then
 		LINUX_AUDIO_BACKEND=Portaudio
-	elif use gr-audio; then
+	else
 		LINUX_AUDIO_BACKEND=Gr-audio
 	fi
 
diff --git a/net-wireless/gqrx/metadata.xml b/net-wireless/gqrx/metadata.xml
index d9c43c9d09810..c9d82f41a7622 100644
--- a/net-wireless/gqrx/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-wireless/gqrx/metadata.xml
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 		<email>radio@gentoo.org</email>
 		<name>Radio</name>
 	</maintainer>
-	<use>
-		<flag name="gr-audio">Use audio support from <pkg>net-wireless/gnuradio</pkg></flag>
-	</use>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="github">gqrx-sdr/gqrx</remote-id>
 	</upstream>