diff --git a/net-libs/rustls-ffi/rustls-ffi-0.15.0.ebuild b/net-libs/rustls-ffi/rustls-ffi-0.15.0.ebuild
index a14053cec2f0a..a1207f2bbfbb7 100644
--- a/net-libs/rustls-ffi/rustls-ffi-0.15.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-libs/rustls-ffi/rustls-ffi-0.15.0.ebuild
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ CRATES="
 	zlib-rs@0.4.1
 "
 RUST_MULTILIB=1
-
+RUST_MIN_VER="1.81"
 inherit cargo flag-o-matic multilib-minimal rust-toolchain
 
 DESCRIPTION="C-to-rustls bindings"
diff --git a/net-libs/rustls-ffi/rustls-ffi-9999.ebuild b/net-libs/rustls-ffi/rustls-ffi-9999.ebuild
index 0f508cd84a401..955b59d2cc5f1 100644
--- a/net-libs/rustls-ffi/rustls-ffi-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-libs/rustls-ffi/rustls-ffi-9999.ebuild
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ EAPI=8
 #CRATES=""
 
 RUST_MULTILIB=1
-
+RUST_MIN_VER="1.81"
 inherit cargo flag-o-matic multilib-minimal rust-toolchain
 
 DESCRIPTION="C-to-rustls bindings"