diff --git a/net-misc/jool/jool-4.1.14-r1.ebuild b/net-misc/jool/jool-4.1.14-r1.ebuild
index 27ce51a3f4..65f5da95e9 100644
--- a/net-misc/jool/jool-4.1.14-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/jool/jool-4.1.14-r1.ebuild
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ IUSE="iptables"
 
 DEPEND="
 	dev-libs/libnl:3
+	elibc_musl? ( sys-libs/argp-standalone )
 	iptables? ( net-firewall/iptables )
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	elibc_musl? ( sys-libs/argp-standalone )
 	!iptables? ( net-firewall/nftables )
 "