diff --git a/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.17.ebuild b/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.17.ebuild
index 408b5cedebb8e..9f28ddd137f6d 100644
--- a/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.17.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/mc/mc-4.8.17.ebuild
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ IUSE="+edit gpm mclib nls samba sftp +slang spell test X +xdg"
 
 REQUIRED_USE="spell? ( edit )"
 
-RDEPEND=">=dev-libs/glib-2.8:2
+RDEPEND=">=dev-libs/glib-2.26.0:2
 	gpm? ( sys-libs/gpm )
 	kernel_linux? ( sys-fs/e2fsprogs )
 	samba? ( net-fs/samba )
diff --git a/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild b/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild
index 5db2b5326dc32..fae1c2278dfc4 100644
--- a/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/mc/mc-9999.ebuild
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ IUSE="+edit gpm mclib nls samba sftp +slang spell test X +xdg"
 
 REQUIRED_USE="spell? ( edit )"
 
-RDEPEND=">=dev-libs/glib-2.8:2
+RDEPEND=">=dev-libs/glib-2.26.0:2
 	gpm? ( sys-libs/gpm )
 	kernel_linux? ( sys-fs/e2fsprogs )
 	samba? ( net-fs/samba )