diff --git a/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-1.60_p20180626073013.ebuild b/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-1.60_p20180626073013.ebuild
index 97bc2e7a04e1c..b6f687b457f35 100644
--- a/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-1.60_p20180626073013.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-1.60_p20180626073013.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2020 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ if [[ ${PV} == "9999" ]]; then
 	DEPEND+=" nls? ( sys-devel/gettext )"
 fi
 RDEPEND+="
-	hostname? ( !sys-apps/coreutils[hostname] )
-	!<sys-apps/openrc-0.9.9.3"
+	hostname? ( !sys-apps/coreutils[hostname] )"
 
 maint_pkg_create() {
 	cd /usr/local/src/net-tools
diff --git a/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-2.10.ebuild b/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-2.10.ebuild
index 3cb4b0d86c25e..96f533d8a695e 100644
--- a/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-2.10.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-2.10.ebuild
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ REQUIRED_USE="nis? ( hostname )"
 
 DEPEND="selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )"
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	hostname? ( !sys-apps/coreutils[hostname] )
-	!<sys-apps/openrc-0.9.9.3"
+	hostname? ( !sys-apps/coreutils[hostname] )"
 BDEPEND="
 	selinux? ( virtual/pkgconfig )
 	app-arch/xz-utils
diff --git a/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-9999.ebuild
index 3cb4b0d86c25e..96f533d8a695e 100644
--- a/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/net-tools/net-tools-9999.ebuild
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ REQUIRED_USE="nis? ( hostname )"
 
 DEPEND="selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )"
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	hostname? ( !sys-apps/coreutils[hostname] )
-	!<sys-apps/openrc-0.9.9.3"
+	hostname? ( !sys-apps/coreutils[hostname] )"
 BDEPEND="
 	selinux? ( virtual/pkgconfig )
 	app-arch/xz-utils