diff --git a/net-analyzer/tcpdump/tcpdump-4.9.3.ebuild b/net-analyzer/tcpdump/tcpdump-4.9.3.ebuild
index 1a4eeea68b813..3ea9ef51738d9 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/tcpdump/tcpdump-4.9.3.ebuild
+++ b/net-analyzer/tcpdump/tcpdump-4.9.3.ebuild
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ src_configure() {
 		$(use_enable samba smb) \
 		$(use_with drop-root chroot '') \
 		$(use_with smi) \
-		$(use_with ssl crypto "${EPREFIX}/usr") \
+		$(use_with ssl crypto "${ESYSROOT}/usr") \
 		$(usex drop-root "--with-user=tcpdump" "")
 }
 
diff --git a/net-analyzer/tcpdump/tcpdump-9999.ebuild b/net-analyzer/tcpdump/tcpdump-9999.ebuild
index 7fd150b21bd29..f4831f210d9ae 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/tcpdump/tcpdump-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-analyzer/tcpdump/tcpdump-9999.ebuild
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ src_configure() {
 		$(use_enable samba smb) \
 		$(use_with drop-root chroot '') \
 		$(use_with smi) \
-		$(use_with ssl crypto "${EPREFIX}/usr") \
+		$(use_with ssl crypto "${ESYSROOT}/usr") \
 		$(usex drop-root "--with-user=tcpdump" "")
 }