diff --git a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.34.1-r1.ebuild b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.34.1-r1.ebuild
index 8fb10aebdff0e..1c76b4ce84f70 100644
--- a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.34.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.34.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 
 # TODO: Could make pkgconfig conditional on selinux? bug #782829
 RDEPEND="
-	virtual/libcrypt:=
-	!static? ( selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux ) )
+	!static? (
+		virtual/libc
+		virtual/libcrypt:=
+		selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )
+	)
 	pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
diff --git a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.34.1.ebuild b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.34.1.ebuild
index 502b590fd4ae3..a983429625d9a 100644
--- a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.34.1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.34.1.ebuild
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 
 # TODO: Could make pkgconfig conditional on selinux? bug #782829
 RDEPEND="
-	virtual/libcrypt:=
-	!static? ( selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux ) )
+	!static? (
+		virtual/libc
+		virtual/libcrypt:=
+		selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )
+	)
 	pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
diff --git a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.35.0-r1.ebuild b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.35.0-r1.ebuild
index 76d06dcb9b296..d08c6a826b694 100644
--- a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.35.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.35.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 
 # TODO: Could make pkgconfig conditional on selinux? bug #782829
 RDEPEND="
-	virtual/libcrypt:=
-	!static? ( selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux ) )
+	!static? (
+		virtual/libc
+		virtual/libcrypt:=
+		selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )
+	)
 	pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
diff --git a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.35.0.ebuild b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.35.0.ebuild
index 24f99089f8479..223e6ce2486d5 100644
--- a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.35.0.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-1.35.0.ebuild
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 
 # TODO: Could make pkgconfig conditional on selinux? bug #782829
 RDEPEND="
-	virtual/libcrypt:=
-	!static? ( selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux ) )
+	!static? (
+		virtual/libc
+		virtual/libcrypt:=
+		selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )
+	)
 	pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
diff --git a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-9999.ebuild
index 5e059850212fc..6450127bf54b4 100644
--- a/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/busybox/busybox-9999.ebuild
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 
 # TODO: Could make pkgconfig conditional on selinux? bug #782829
 RDEPEND="
-	virtual/libcrypt:=
-	!static? ( selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux ) )
+	!static? (
+		virtual/libc
+		virtual/libcrypt:=
+		selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )
+	)
 	pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}