diff --git a/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.12.ebuild b/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.12.ebuild
index e2d3fd719bcb1..f88b663d0e514 100644
--- a/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.12.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.12.ebuild
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ IUSE="doc emacs test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="
-	emacs? ( virtual/emacs )
+	emacs? ( >=app-editors/emacs-23.1:* )
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
diff --git a/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.13.ebuild b/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.13.ebuild
index e05666fae50d9..b1bd543a691f5 100644
--- a/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.13.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.13.ebuild
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ IUSE="doc emacs test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="
-	emacs? ( virtual/emacs )
+	emacs? ( >=app-editors/emacs-23.1:* )
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
diff --git a/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.14-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.14-r1.ebuild
index 55b4818f31ed3..f7199032cef24 100644
--- a/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.14-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.14-r1.ebuild
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ IUSE="emacs test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="
-	emacs? ( virtual/emacs )
+	emacs? ( >=app-editors/emacs-23.1:* )
 "
 BDEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
diff --git a/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.14.ebuild b/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.14.ebuild
index e05666fae50d9..b1bd543a691f5 100644
--- a/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.14.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.14.ebuild
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ IUSE="doc emacs test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="
-	emacs? ( virtual/emacs )
+	emacs? ( >=app-editors/emacs-23.1:* )
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
diff --git a/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.4.ebuild b/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.4.ebuild
index cc697a40fd272..b1c2fc8ef9f21 100644
--- a/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cython/cython-0.29.4.ebuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ IUSE="doc emacs test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="
-	emacs? ( virtual/emacs )
+	emacs? ( >=app-editors/emacs-23.1:* )
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]