diff --git a/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-1.6.1.ebuild b/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-1.6.1.ebuild
index cf05d7d414..3214ce0840 100644
--- a/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-1.6.1.ebuild
+++ b/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-1.6.1.ebuild
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit flag-o-matic
-
 MY_PV="$(ver_rs 2 '-')"
 MY_P="${PN}-${MY_PV}"
 
@@ -15,11 +13,10 @@ SRC_URI="https://github.com/dylanaraps/eiwd/releases/download/${MY_PV}/${MY_P}.t
 LICENSE="LGPL-2.1"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
-IUSE="+client +monitor ofono +resolvconf +system-ell wired"
+IUSE="+client +monitor ofono +system-ell wired"
 
 DEPEND="system-ell? ( >=dev-libs/ell-0.31 )"
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	resolvconf? ( || ( net-dns/openresolv net-misc/dhcpcd ) )
 	!net-wireless/iwd
 	net-wireless/wireless-regdb"
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
@@ -27,7 +24,6 @@ BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
 S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}"
 
 src_configure() {
-	append-cflags "-fsigned-char"
 	local myeconfargs=(
 		--sysconfdir="${EPREFIX}"/etc/iwd --localstatedir="${EPREFIX}"/var
 		--disable-dbus
@@ -44,8 +40,11 @@ src_install() {
 	default
 	keepdir /var/lib/iwd
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/iwd.initd iwd
-	if use resolvconf ; then
-		insinto /etc/iwd/
-		doins "${FILESDIR}"/main.conf
-	fi
+	insinto /etc/iwd/
+	doins "${FILESDIR}"/main.conf
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	elog "To use eiwd's built-in DNS features you also need net-dns/openresolv"
+	elog "or net-misc/dhcpcd."
 }
diff --git a/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-1.7_pre20200416.ebuild b/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-1.7_pre20200416.ebuild
index a70d3ef770..1d2ec49119 100644
--- a/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-1.7_pre20200416.ebuild
+++ b/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-1.7_pre20200416.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit autotools flag-o-matic git-r3
+inherit autotools git-r3
 
 MY_PV="${PV}"
 MY_P="${PN}-${MY_PV}"
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ EGIT_COMMIT="7b5545a"
 LICENSE="LGPL-2.1"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS=""
-IUSE="+client +monitor ofono +resolvconf +system-ell wired"
+IUSE="+client +monitor ofono +system-ell wired"
 
 DEPEND="system-ell? ( >=dev-libs/ell-0.31 )"
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	resolvconf? ( || ( net-dns/openresolv net-misc/dhcpcd ) )
 	!net-wireless/iwd
 	net-wireless/wireless-regdb"
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	append-cflags "-fsigned-char"
 	local myeconfargs=(
 		--sysconfdir="${EPREFIX}"/etc/iwd --localstatedir="${EPREFIX}"/var
 		--disable-dbus
@@ -55,8 +53,11 @@ src_install() {
 	default
 	keepdir /var/lib/iwd
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/iwd.initd iwd
-	if use resolvconf ; then
-		insinto /etc/iwd/
-		doins "${FILESDIR}"/main.conf
-	fi
+	insinto /etc/iwd/
+	doins "${FILESDIR}"/main.conf
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	elog "To use eiwd's built-in DNS features you also need net-dns/openresolv"
+	elog "or net-misc/dhcpcd."
 }
diff --git a/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-9999.ebuild b/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-9999.ebuild
index 6f3e8869cb..c7fb1222fd 100644
--- a/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-wireless/eiwd/eiwd-9999.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit autotools flag-o-matic git-r3
+inherit autotools git-r3
 
 MY_PV="$(ver_rs 2 '-')"
 MY_P="${PN}-${MY_PV}"
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@ EGIT_COMMIT="7b5545a"
 LICENSE="LGPL-2.1"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS=""
-IUSE="+client +monitor ofono +resolvconf +system-ell wired"
+IUSE="+client +monitor ofono +system-ell wired"
 
 DEPEND="system-ell? ( >=dev-libs/ell-0.31 )"
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	resolvconf? ( || ( net-dns/openresolv net-misc/dhcpcd ) )
 	!net-wireless/iwd
 	net-wireless/wireless-regdb"
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ src_prepare() {
 }
 
 src_configure() {
-	append-cflags "-fsigned-char"
 	local myeconfargs=(
 		--sysconfdir="${EPREFIX}"/etc/iwd --localstatedir="${EPREFIX}"/var
 		--disable-dbus
@@ -50,8 +48,11 @@ src_install() {
 	default
 	keepdir /var/lib/iwd
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/iwd.initd iwd
-	if use resolvconf ; then
-		insinto /etc/iwd/
-		doins "${FILESDIR}"/main.conf
-	fi
+	insinto /etc/iwd/
+	doins "${FILESDIR}"/main.conf
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	elog "To use eiwd's built-in DNS features you also need net-dns/openresolv"
+	elog "or net-misc/dhcpcd."
 }
diff --git a/net-wireless/eiwd/metadata.xml b/net-wireless/eiwd/metadata.xml
index 9fb34466ed..455b33912e 100644
--- a/net-wireless/eiwd/metadata.xml
+++ b/net-wireless/eiwd/metadata.xml
@@ -1,28 +1,22 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
-	<!-- maintainer-needed -->
+	<maintainer type="person">
+		<email>gentoo@pogatzki.net</email>
+		<name>Volkmar W. Pogatzki</name>
+	</maintainer>
+	<maintainer type="project">
+		<email>proxy-maint@gentoo.org</email>
+		<name>Proxy Maintainers</name>
+	</maintainer>
 	<upstream>
 		<remote-id type="github">dylanaraps/eiwd</remote-id>
 	</upstream>
 	<use>
-		<flag name='client'>
-			Enable iwctl client tool
-		</flag>
-		<flag name='monitor'>
-			Enable iwmon monitor tool
-		</flag>
-		<flag name='ofono'>
-			Enable support for oFono SIM authentication
-		</flag>
-		<flag name="resolvconf">
-			Use resolvconf to handle /etc/resolv.conf updates
-		</flag>
-		<flag name="system-ell">
-			Use the system-wide <pkg>dev-libs/ell</pkg>instead of bundled.
-		</flag>
-		<flag name='wired'>
-			Enable ethernet authentication daemon
-		</flag>
+		<flag name='client'>Enable iwctl client tool</flag>
+		<flag name='monitor'>Enable iwmon monitor tool</flag>
+		<flag name='ofono'>Enable support for oFono SIM authentication</flag>
+		<flag name="system-ell">Use the system-wide <pkg>dev-libs/ell</pkg>instead of bundled. </flag>
+		<flag name='wired'>Enable ethernet authentication daemon</flag>
 	</use>
 </pkgmetadata>