diff --git a/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.6.0_p1-r2.ebuild b/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.6.0_p1-r2.ebuild
index 5962a653bb..dc363d4981 100644
--- a/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.6.0_p1-r2.ebuild
+++ b/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.6.0_p1-r2.ebuild
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="libuv libressl +ssl static-libs"
+IUSE="libuv +ssl static-libs"
 
-DEPEND="ssl? (
-		!libressl? ( >=dev-libs/openssl-1.1.0[static-libs?] )
-		libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl[static-libs?] )
-	)
+DEPEND="
 	libuv? ( dev-libs/libuv[static-libs?] )
+	ssl? ( >=dev-libs/openssl-1.1.0[static-libs?] )
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
 
diff --git a/net-libs/usockets/usockets-9999.ebuild b/net-libs/usockets/usockets-9999.ebuild
index 5962a653bb..dc363d4981 100644
--- a/net-libs/usockets/usockets-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-libs/usockets/usockets-9999.ebuild
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="libuv libressl +ssl static-libs"
+IUSE="libuv +ssl static-libs"
 
-DEPEND="ssl? (
-		!libressl? ( >=dev-libs/openssl-1.1.0[static-libs?] )
-		libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl[static-libs?] )
-	)
+DEPEND="
 	libuv? ( dev-libs/libuv[static-libs?] )
+	ssl? ( >=dev-libs/openssl-1.1.0[static-libs?] )
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"