diff --git a/dev-util/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools-1.3.275.ebuild b/dev-util/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools-1.3.275.ebuild
index e9c4c61fd9a0d..8d845199e0ab2 100644
--- a/dev-util/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools-1.3.275.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools-1.3.275.ebuild
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	cube? ( ~dev-util/glslang-${PV}:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
 "
 RDEPEND="
-	!cube? ( ~media-libs/vulkan-loader-${PV}:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP},wayland?,X?] )
+	~media-libs/vulkan-loader-${PV}:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP},wayland?,X?]
 	wayland? ( dev-libs/wayland:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
 	X? (
 		x11-libs/libX11:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
diff --git a/dev-util/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools-9999.ebuild b/dev-util/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools-9999.ebuild
index 0531d011aa94a..c4b73fa5b4590 100644
--- a/dev-util/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/vulkan-tools/vulkan-tools-9999.ebuild
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	cube? ( ~dev-util/glslang-${PV}:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
 "
 RDEPEND="
-	!cube? ( ~media-libs/vulkan-loader-${PV}:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP},wayland?,X?] )
+	~media-libs/vulkan-loader-${PV}:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP},wayland?,X?]
 	wayland? ( dev-libs/wayland:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
 	X? (
 		x11-libs/libX11:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]