diff --git a/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.3.2-r1.ebuild b/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.3.2-r1.ebuild
index 99e374c826422..7610a58dc4e97 100644
--- a/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.3.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.3.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-qt/qtdbus:4
 	dev-qt/qtdeclarative:4
 	dev-qt/qtgui:4
-	sys-libs/readline:0
+	sys-libs/readline:0=
 	acoustid? (
 		media-libs/chromaprint
 		virtual/ffmpeg
diff --git a/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.4.1.ebuild b/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.4.1.ebuild
index c52b7b3a61a0b..cf598b397541a 100644
--- a/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.4.1.ebuild
+++ b/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.4.1.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-qt/qtdbus:4
 	dev-qt/qtdeclarative:4
 	dev-qt/qtgui:4
-	sys-libs/readline:0
+	sys-libs/readline:0=
 	acoustid? (
 		media-libs/chromaprint
 		virtual/ffmpeg
diff --git a/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.4.2.ebuild b/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.4.2.ebuild
index c52b7b3a61a0b..cf598b397541a 100644
--- a/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.4.2.ebuild
+++ b/media-sound/kid3/kid3-3.4.2.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-qt/qtdbus:4
 	dev-qt/qtdeclarative:4
 	dev-qt/qtgui:4
-	sys-libs/readline:0
+	sys-libs/readline:0=
 	acoustid? (
 		media-libs/chromaprint
 		virtual/ffmpeg