diff --git a/sys-auth/mrsh/mrsh-2.12.ebuild b/sys-auth/mrsh/mrsh-2.12.ebuild
index 6192a2b048..41938277cd 100644
--- a/sys-auth/mrsh/mrsh-2.12.ebuild
+++ b/sys-auth/mrsh/mrsh-2.12.ebuild
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DEPEND="
 	sys-auth/munge
 
 	pam?	( sys-libs/pam )
-	shadow?	( virtual/shadow )
+	shadow?	( sys-apps/shadow )
 "
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"