diff --git a/sys-fs/zfs/zfs-9999.ebuild b/sys-fs/zfs/zfs-9999.ebuild
index 6cf9307c40d0c..2349a5a20d009 100644
--- a/sys-fs/zfs/zfs-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-fs/zfs/zfs-9999.ebuild
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fi
 
 # awk is used for some scripts, completions, and the Dracut module
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	!kernel-builtin? ( ~sys-fs/zfs-kmod-${PV}:=[dist-kernel?] )
+	!kernel-builtin? ( ~sys-fs/zfs-kmod-${PV}:= )
 	!prefix? ( virtual/udev )
 	sys-fs/udev-init-scripts
 	virtual/awk
@@ -88,11 +88,9 @@ RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
 	)
 "
 
-# temporary block new coreutils
-# https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/issues/11900
-RDEPEND+="
-	<sys-apps/coreutils-9
-"
+# PDEPEND in this form is needed to trick portage suggest
+# enabling dist-kernel if only 1 package have it set, without suggesting to disable
+PDEPEND="dist-kernel? ( ~sys-fs/zfs-kmod-${PV}[dist-kernel] )"
 
 REQUIRED_USE="
 	!minimal? ( ${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE} )