diff --git a/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.03.22-r2.ebuild b/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.03.22-r2.ebuild
index 71d52995f4a31..cac7188abf109 100644
--- a/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.03.22-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sys-fs/lvm2/lvm2-2.03.22-r2.ebuild
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ RDEPEND="
 DEPEND="
 	${DEPEND_COMMON}
 	static? (
+		sys-apps/util-linux[static-libs]
 		lvm? (
 			dev-libs/libaio[static-libs]
-			sys-apps/util-linux[static-libs]
 			readline? ( sys-libs/readline[static-libs] )
 		)
 		selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux[static-libs] )