diff --git a/dev-ros/stage_ros/stage_ros-1.8.0.ebuild b/dev-ros/stage_ros/stage_ros-1.8.0.ebuild
index b62ce451fb39a..4a808a02abd78 100644
--- a/dev-ros/stage_ros/stage_ros-1.8.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ros/stage_ros/stage_ros-1.8.0.ebuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-ros/std_msgs
 	dev-ros/tf
 	x11-libs/fltk
-	sci-electronics/Stage
+	sci-electronics/Stage:=
 	dev-ros/std_srvs[${CATKIN_MESSAGES_CXX_USEDEP}]
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
diff --git a/dev-ros/stage_ros/stage_ros-9999.ebuild b/dev-ros/stage_ros/stage_ros-9999.ebuild
index b62ce451fb39a..4a808a02abd78 100644
--- a/dev-ros/stage_ros/stage_ros-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ros/stage_ros/stage_ros-9999.ebuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-ros/std_msgs
 	dev-ros/tf
 	x11-libs/fltk
-	sci-electronics/Stage
+	sci-electronics/Stage:=
 	dev-ros/std_srvs[${CATKIN_MESSAGES_CXX_USEDEP}]
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}