diff --git a/dev-python/pip/pip-7.1.2.ebuild b/dev-python/pip/pip-7.1.2.ebuild
index 1a0c9d3b032f0..2c47eb85bba82 100644
--- a/dev-python/pip/pip-7.1.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pip/pip-7.1.2.ebuild
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ VENDOR_DEPEND="
 	>=dev-python/packaging-15.3[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	>=dev-python/retrying-1.3.3[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 "
-RDEPEND="${VENDOR_DEPEND}
+RDEPEND="
 	>=dev-python/setuptools-18.2[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
+# circular #558808
+PDEPEND="${VENDOR_DEPEND}"
 
 # required test data isn't bundled with the tarball
 RESTRICT="test"