diff --git a/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.5.ebuild b/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.5.ebuild
index 2af18d12b1e38..e33e867ea9c02 100644
--- a/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.5.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.5.ebuild
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ REQUIRED_USE="
 
 DEPEND="
 	caps? (
-		acct-group/ntp
-		acct-user/ntp
 		sys-libs/libcap
 	)
 	libtomcrypt? ( dev-libs/libtomcrypt:= )
@@ -54,9 +52,17 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 RDEPEND="
 	${DEPEND}
+	caps? (
+		acct-group/ntp
+		acct-user/ntp
+	)
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-chronyd )
 "
 BDEPEND="
+	caps? (
+		acct-group/ntp
+		acct-user/ntp
+	)
 	html? ( dev-ruby/asciidoctor )
 	nts? ( virtual/pkgconfig )
 	sechash? (
diff --git a/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.6.1.ebuild b/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.6.1.ebuild
index b331e0bd29f64..7805861241c02 100644
--- a/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.6.1.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.6.1.ebuild
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ REQUIRED_USE="
 
 DEPEND="
 	caps? (
-		acct-group/ntp
-		acct-user/ntp
 		sys-libs/libcap
 	)
 	libtomcrypt? ( dev-libs/libtomcrypt:= )
@@ -54,9 +52,17 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 RDEPEND="
 	${DEPEND}
+	caps? (
+		acct-group/ntp
+		acct-user/ntp
+	)
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-chronyd )
 "
 BDEPEND="
+	caps? (
+		acct-group/ntp
+		acct-user/ntp
+	)
 	html? ( dev-ruby/asciidoctor )
 	nts? ( virtual/pkgconfig )
 	sechash? (
diff --git a/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.6.ebuild b/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.6.ebuild
index 2af18d12b1e38..e33e867ea9c02 100644
--- a/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.6.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/chrony/chrony-4.6.ebuild
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ REQUIRED_USE="
 
 DEPEND="
 	caps? (
-		acct-group/ntp
-		acct-user/ntp
 		sys-libs/libcap
 	)
 	libtomcrypt? ( dev-libs/libtomcrypt:= )
@@ -54,9 +52,17 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 RDEPEND="
 	${DEPEND}
+	caps? (
+		acct-group/ntp
+		acct-user/ntp
+	)
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-chronyd )
 "
 BDEPEND="
+	caps? (
+		acct-group/ntp
+		acct-user/ntp
+	)
 	html? ( dev-ruby/asciidoctor )
 	nts? ( virtual/pkgconfig )
 	sechash? (
diff --git a/net-misc/chrony/chrony-9999.ebuild b/net-misc/chrony/chrony-9999.ebuild
index b331e0bd29f64..7805861241c02 100644
--- a/net-misc/chrony/chrony-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/chrony/chrony-9999.ebuild
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ REQUIRED_USE="
 
 DEPEND="
 	caps? (
-		acct-group/ntp
-		acct-user/ntp
 		sys-libs/libcap
 	)
 	libtomcrypt? ( dev-libs/libtomcrypt:= )
@@ -54,9 +52,17 @@ DEPEND="
 "
 RDEPEND="
 	${DEPEND}
+	caps? (
+		acct-group/ntp
+		acct-user/ntp
+	)
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-chronyd )
 "
 BDEPEND="
+	caps? (
+		acct-group/ntp
+		acct-user/ntp
+	)
 	html? ( dev-ruby/asciidoctor )
 	nts? ( virtual/pkgconfig )
 	sechash? (