diff --git a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.2.0.ebuild b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.2.0.ebuild
index 2dc411809e..1c200fab0a 100644
--- a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.2.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.2.0.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 DEPEND="
 	acct-group/monero
 	acct-user/monero
-	dev-libs/boost:=[nls]
+	<dev-libs/boost-1.85:=[nls]
 	dev-libs/libsodium:=
 	dev-libs/openssl:=
 	dev-libs/randomx
diff --git a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.2.3.ebuild b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.2.3.ebuild
index 2dc411809e..1c200fab0a 100644
--- a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.2.3.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.2.3.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 DEPEND="
 	acct-group/monero
 	acct-user/monero
-	dev-libs/boost:=[nls]
+	<dev-libs/boost-1.85:=[nls]
 	dev-libs/libsodium:=
 	dev-libs/openssl:=
 	dev-libs/randomx
diff --git a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.3.0.ebuild b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.3.0.ebuild
index 656c93edf1..269a38a681 100644
--- a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.3.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.3.0.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 DEPEND="
 	acct-group/monero
 	acct-user/monero
-	dev-libs/boost:=[nls]
+	<dev-libs/boost-1.85:=[nls]
 	dev-libs/libsodium:=
 	dev-libs/openssl:=
 	dev-libs/randomx
diff --git a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.3.2.ebuild b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.3.2.ebuild
index a3816f142d..96a8ceba4a 100644
--- a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.3.2.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.17.3.2.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 DEPEND="
 	acct-group/monero
 	acct-user/monero
-	dev-libs/boost:=[nls]
+	<dev-libs/boost-1.85:=[nls]
 	dev-libs/libsodium:=
 	dev-libs/openssl:=
 	dev-libs/randomx
diff --git a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.1.2.ebuild b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.1.2.ebuild
index c12461f695..333c7c546d 100644
--- a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.1.2.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.1.2.ebuild
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 DEPEND="
 	acct-group/monero
 	acct-user/monero
-	dev-libs/boost:=[nls]
+	<dev-libs/boost-1.85:=[nls]
 	dev-libs/libsodium:=
 	dev-libs/openssl:=
 	dev-libs/randomx
diff --git a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.2.0.ebuild b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.2.0.ebuild
index 6c810793ce..370ad1ea50 100644
--- a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.2.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.2.0.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 DEPEND="
 	acct-group/monero
 	acct-user/monero
-	dev-libs/boost:=[nls]
+	<dev-libs/boost-1.85:=[nls]
 	dev-libs/libsodium:=
 	dev-libs/openssl:=
 	dev-libs/randomx
diff --git a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.2.2.ebuild b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.2.2.ebuild
index 664096df79..62870c34f4 100644
--- a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.2.2.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.2.2.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 DEPEND="
 	acct-group/monero
 	acct-user/monero
-	dev-libs/boost:=[nls]
+	<dev-libs/boost-1.85:=[nls]
 	dev-libs/libsodium:=
 	dev-libs/openssl:=
 	dev-libs/randomx
diff --git a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.3.1.ebuild b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.3.1.ebuild
index 567c589b39..302623a819 100644
--- a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.3.1.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.3.1.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 DEPEND="
 	acct-group/monero
 	acct-user/monero
-	dev-libs/boost:=[nls]
+	<dev-libs/boost-1.85:=[nls]
 	dev-libs/libsodium:=
 	dev-libs/openssl:=
 	dev-libs/randomx
diff --git a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.3.3.ebuild b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.3.3.ebuild
index f3aeedc2c5..8641837bb9 100644
--- a/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.3.3.ebuild
+++ b/net-p2p/monero/monero-0.18.3.3.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RESTRICT="test"
 DEPEND="
 	acct-group/monero
 	acct-user/monero
-	dev-libs/boost:=[nls]
+	<dev-libs/boost-1.85:=[nls]
 	dev-libs/libsodium:=
 	dev-libs/openssl:=
 	dev-libs/randomx