diff --git a/net-misc/iputils/iputils-20171016_pre-r1.ebuild b/net-misc/iputils/iputils-20171016_pre-r1.ebuild
index d743b00c0a532..db580f8ee157d 100644
--- a/net-misc/iputils/iputils-20171016_pre-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/iputils/iputils-20171016_pre-r1.ebuild
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ LIB_DEPEND="caps? ( sys-libs/libcap[static-libs(+)] )
 			!gcrypt? (
 				nettle? ( dev-libs/nettle[static-libs(+)] )
 				!nettle? (
-					libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl[static-libs(+)] )
+					libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl:0=[static-libs(+)] )
 					!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:0=[static-libs(+)] )
 				)
 			)
diff --git a/net-misc/iputils/iputils-99999999.ebuild b/net-misc/iputils/iputils-99999999.ebuild
index b0387bf3f3926..e935561bb1f50 100644
--- a/net-misc/iputils/iputils-99999999.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/iputils/iputils-99999999.ebuild
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ LIB_DEPEND="caps? ( sys-libs/libcap[static-libs(+)] )
 			!gcrypt? (
 				nettle? ( dev-libs/nettle[static-libs(+)] )
 				!nettle? (
-					libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl[static-libs(+)] )
+					libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl:0=[static-libs(+)] )
 					!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:0=[static-libs(+)] )
 				)
 			)