diff --git a/net-misc/openvswitch/openvswitch-2.17.12.ebuild b/net-misc/openvswitch/openvswitch-2.17.12.ebuild
index f09d56726eeb1..d8459b8f6e834 100644
--- a/net-misc/openvswitch/openvswitch-2.17.12.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/openvswitch/openvswitch-2.17.12.ebuild
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
 
-MODULES_OPTIONAL_USE="modules"
+MODULES_OPTIONAL_IUSE="modules"
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..13} )
 
 inherit autotools dot-a flag-o-matic linux-mod-r1 multiprocessing