diff --git a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-246.6.ebuild b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-246.6.ebuild
index 587173ad06b0e..b4a7a8ffedb12 100644
--- a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-246.6.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-246.6.ebuild
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	acct-user/systemd-timesync
 	>=sys-apps/baselayout-2.2
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-base-policy[systemd] )
-	sysv-utils? ( !sys-apps/sysvinit )
+	sysv-utils? (
+		!sys-apps/openrc[sysv-utils(-)]
+		!sys-apps/sysvinit
+	)
 	!sysv-utils? ( sys-apps/sysvinit )
 	resolvconf? ( !net-dns/openresolv )
 	!build? ( || (
diff --git a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-247.2-r4.ebuild b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-247.2-r4.ebuild
index f6da107853f73..2239dc02efc49 100644
--- a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-247.2-r4.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-247.2-r4.ebuild
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	>=acct-user/systemd-timesync-0-r1
 	>=sys-apps/baselayout-2.2
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-base-policy[systemd] )
-	sysv-utils? ( !sys-apps/sysvinit )
+	sysv-utils? (
+		!sys-apps/openrc[sysv-utils(-)]
+		!sys-apps/sysvinit
+	)
 	!sysv-utils? ( sys-apps/sysvinit )
 	resolvconf? ( !net-dns/openresolv )
 	!build? ( || (
diff --git a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
index 5136198339676..dc14b4f1a7f1e 100644
--- a/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/systemd/systemd-9999.ebuild
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	>=acct-user/systemd-timesync-0-r1
 	>=sys-apps/baselayout-2.2
 	selinux? ( sec-policy/selinux-base-policy[systemd] )
-	sysv-utils? ( !sys-apps/sysvinit )
+	sysv-utils? (
+		!sys-apps/openrc[sysv-utils(-)]
+		!sys-apps/sysvinit
+	)
 	!sysv-utils? ( sys-apps/sysvinit )
 	resolvconf? ( !net-dns/openresolv )
 	!build? ( || (