diff --git a/dev-python/python-netlink/python-netlink-0.1.ebuild b/dev-python/python-netlink/python-netlink-0.1.ebuild
index 2043501dc6693..3ce39a389a6cb 100644
--- a/dev-python/python-netlink/python-netlink-0.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/python-netlink/python-netlink-0.1.ebuild
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ LICENSE="LGPL-3+"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 DEPEND="dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
+RDEPEND="!dev-libs/libnl[python]"
 S=${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}
 
 python_prepare_all() {