diff --git a/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.0.ebuild b/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.0.ebuild
index c233a2f8c9c03..5733df559779c 100644
--- a/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.0.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.0.ebuild
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	>=sci-libs/flann-1.7.1
-	dev-libs/boost:=[threads(+)]
+	dev-libs/boost:=
 	dev-cpp/eigen:3
 	opengl? ( virtual/opengl media-libs/freeglut )
 	openni? ( dev-libs/OpenNI )
diff --git a/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.1-r1.ebuild b/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.1-r1.ebuild
index eeb47d9d7c6a6..1edbb0cd71404 100644
--- a/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	>=sci-libs/flann-1.7.1
-	dev-libs/boost:=[threads(+)]
+	dev-libs/boost:=
 	dev-cpp/eigen:3
 	opengl? ( virtual/opengl media-libs/freeglut )
 	openni? ( dev-libs/OpenNI )
diff --git a/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.1.ebuild b/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.1.ebuild
index 941c421f09b98..a8ef973a1640e 100644
--- a/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.1.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-1.12.1.ebuild
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	>=sci-libs/flann-1.7.1
-	dev-libs/boost:=[threads(+)]
+	dev-libs/boost:=
 	dev-cpp/eigen:3
 	opengl? ( virtual/opengl media-libs/freeglut )
 	openni? ( dev-libs/OpenNI )
diff --git a/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-9999.ebuild b/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-9999.ebuild
index eeb47d9d7c6a6..1edbb0cd71404 100644
--- a/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/pcl/pcl-9999.ebuild
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	>=sci-libs/flann-1.7.1
-	dev-libs/boost:=[threads(+)]
+	dev-libs/boost:=
 	dev-cpp/eigen:3
 	opengl? ( virtual/opengl media-libs/freeglut )
 	openni? ( dev-libs/OpenNI )