diff --git a/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.1.6.ebuild b/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.1.6.ebuild
index 0344922fe3fdb..221386b1e23f9 100644
--- a/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.1.6.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.1.6.ebuild
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	${ERLANG_DEPEND}
 	sys-apps/which
 	|| (
-		app-arch/7zip
+		>=app-arch/7zip-24.09[symlink(+)]
 		app-arch/p7zip
 	)
 "
diff --git a/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.1.8.ebuild b/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.1.8.ebuild
index ed17ad16f02c5..c7a3b8f3b46e2 100644
--- a/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.1.8.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.1.8.ebuild
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	${ERLANG_DEPEND}
 	sys-apps/which
 	|| (
-		app-arch/7zip
+		>=app-arch/7zip-24.09[symlink(+)]
 		app-arch/p7zip
 	)
 "
diff --git a/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.1.ebuild b/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.1.ebuild
index 0344922fe3fdb..221386b1e23f9 100644
--- a/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.1.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.1.ebuild
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	${ERLANG_DEPEND}
 	sys-apps/which
 	|| (
-		app-arch/7zip
+		>=app-arch/7zip-24.09[symlink(+)]
 		app-arch/p7zip
 	)
 "
diff --git a/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.3.ebuild b/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.3.ebuild
index 0344922fe3fdb..221386b1e23f9 100644
--- a/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.3.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.3.ebuild
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	${ERLANG_DEPEND}
 	sys-apps/which
 	|| (
-		app-arch/7zip
+		>=app-arch/7zip-24.09[symlink(+)]
 		app-arch/p7zip
 	)
 "
diff --git a/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.4.ebuild b/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.4.ebuild
index ed17ad16f02c5..c7a3b8f3b46e2 100644
--- a/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.4.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/rabbitmq-server/rabbitmq-server-4.2.4.ebuild
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ BDEPEND="
 	${ERLANG_DEPEND}
 	sys-apps/which
 	|| (
-		app-arch/7zip
+		>=app-arch/7zip-24.09[symlink(+)]
 		app-arch/p7zip
 	)
 "