diff --git a/kde-apps/kgpg/kgpg-21.08.3-r1.ebuild b/kde-apps/kgpg/kgpg-21.08.3-r1.ebuild
index caf7b4878a912..0f8ac4cb1fddf 100644
--- a/kde-apps/kgpg/kgpg-21.08.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/kde-apps/kgpg/kgpg-21.08.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	>=kde-frameworks/kxmlgui-${KFMIN}:5
 "
 DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
-	app-crypt/gpgme:=
+	app-crypt/gpgme
 "
 RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
-	app-crypt/gnupg:=
+	app-crypt/gnupg
 "
diff --git a/kde-apps/kgpg/kgpg-21.12.2-r1.ebuild b/kde-apps/kgpg/kgpg-21.12.2-r1.ebuild
index 365d7ac82b500..1954e2066c8dd 100644
--- a/kde-apps/kgpg/kgpg-21.12.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/kde-apps/kgpg/kgpg-21.12.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	>=kde-frameworks/kxmlgui-${KFMIN}:5
 "
 DEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
-	app-crypt/gpgme:=
+	app-crypt/gpgme
 "
 RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
-	app-crypt/gnupg:=
+	app-crypt/gnupg
 "