diff --git a/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.7.1_p20210909.ebuild b/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.7.1_p20210909.ebuild
index 3de0636c4e..5c5a33ead7 100644
--- a/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.7.1_p20210909.ebuild
+++ b/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.7.1_p20210909.ebuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ IUSE="asio libuv +ssl"
 REQUIRED_USE="?? ( asio libuv )"
 
 DEPEND="
-	asio? ( dev-cpp/asio[ssl?] )
+	asio? ( dev-cpp/asio[ssl(+)?] )
 	libuv? ( dev-libs/libuv )
 	ssl? ( >=dev-libs/openssl-1.1.0 )
 "
diff --git a/net-libs/usockets/usockets-9999.ebuild b/net-libs/usockets/usockets-9999.ebuild
index 3de0636c4e..5c5a33ead7 100644
--- a/net-libs/usockets/usockets-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-libs/usockets/usockets-9999.ebuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ IUSE="asio libuv +ssl"
 REQUIRED_USE="?? ( asio libuv )"
 
 DEPEND="
-	asio? ( dev-cpp/asio[ssl?] )
+	asio? ( dev-cpp/asio[ssl(+)?] )
 	libuv? ( dev-libs/libuv )
 	ssl? ( >=dev-libs/openssl-1.1.0 )
 "