diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.8.ebuild b/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.8.ebuild
index 4ce203a799946..9b0a223172cbb 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.8.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.8.ebuild
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	upnp? ( net-libs/libupnp:= )
 	v4l? ( media-libs/libv4l:0 )
 	vaapi? (
-		x11-libs/libva:0[X,drm]
+		x11-libs/libva:0=[X,drm]
 		!libav? ( media-video/ffmpeg:0=[vaapi] )
 		libav? ( media-video/libav:0=[vaapi] )
 	)
diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.9999.ebuild b/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.9999.ebuild
index 443d35b4c4545..23aabcb4911d8 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.9999.ebuild
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	upnp? ( net-libs/libupnp:= )
 	v4l? ( media-libs/libv4l:0 )
 	vaapi? (
-		x11-libs/libva:0[X,drm]
+		x11-libs/libva:0=[X,drm]
 		!libav? ( media-video/ffmpeg:0=[vaapi] )
 		libav? ( media-video/libav:0=[vaapi] )
 	)
diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild b/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild
index 69d4f900c9852..308edb2ec4abe 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-3.0.9999.ebuild
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	upnp? ( net-libs/libupnp:= )
 	v4l? ( media-libs/libv4l:0 )
 	vaapi? (
-		x11-libs/libva:0[X,drm]
+		x11-libs/libva:0=[X,drm]
 		!libav? ( >=media-video/ffmpeg-3.1.3:0=[vaapi] )
 		libav? ( media-video/libav:0=[vaapi] )
 	)
diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild b/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
index 69d4f900c9852..308edb2ec4abe 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-9999.ebuild
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	upnp? ( net-libs/libupnp:= )
 	v4l? ( media-libs/libv4l:0 )
 	vaapi? (
-		x11-libs/libva:0[X,drm]
+		x11-libs/libva:0=[X,drm]
 		!libav? ( >=media-video/ffmpeg-3.1.3:0=[vaapi] )
 		libav? ( media-video/libav:0=[vaapi] )
 	)