diff --git a/sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan/signify-keys-lanodan-2023.ebuild b/sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan/signify-keys-lanodan-2023.ebuild
index f99506fa8f..321dda971d 100644
--- a/sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan/signify-keys-lanodan-2023.ebuild
+++ b/sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan/signify-keys-lanodan-2023.ebuild
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ LICENSE="public-domain"
 SLOT="${PV}"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86"
 
-BDEPEND="sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan:${MY_PREV_PV}"
+BDEPEND="verify-sig? ( sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan:${MY_PREV_PV} )"
 
 VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH="/usr/share/signify-keys/${PN}-${MY_PREV_PV//-/.}.pub"
 
diff --git a/sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan/signify-keys-lanodan-2024.ebuild b/sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan/signify-keys-lanodan-2024.ebuild
index 1a93567530..f41946bf96 100644
--- a/sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan/signify-keys-lanodan-2024.ebuild
+++ b/sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan/signify-keys-lanodan-2024.ebuild
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ LICENSE="public-domain"
 SLOT="${PV}"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~hppa ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86"
 
-BDEPEND="sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan:${MY_PREV_PV}"
+BDEPEND="verify-sig? ( sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan:${MY_PREV_PV} )"
 
 VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH="/usr/share/signify-keys/${PN}-${MY_PREV_PV}.pub"