diff --git a/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.7_p1-r4.ebuild b/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.7_p1-r4.ebuild
index 416fab9e867dc..d38be351907db 100644
--- a/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.7_p1-r4.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.7_p1-r4.ebuild
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 "
 RDEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	pam? ( >=sys-auth/pambase-20081028 )
-	userland_GNU? ( !prefix? ( sys-apps/shadow ) )
+	!prefix? ( sys-apps/shadow )
 	X? ( x11-apps/xauth )
 "
 BDEPEND="
diff --git a/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.8_p1-r4.ebuild b/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.8_p1-r4.ebuild
index 1ae1a14f69d55..fb0a37a3290a3 100644
--- a/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.8_p1-r4.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.8_p1-r4.ebuild
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 "
 RDEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	pam? ( >=sys-auth/pambase-20081028 )
-	userland_GNU? ( !prefix? ( sys-apps/shadow ) )
+	!prefix? ( sys-apps/shadow )
 	X? ( x11-apps/xauth )
 "
 BDEPEND="