diff --git a/sys-process/iotop-c/iotop-c-1.17-r1.ebuild b/sys-process/iotop-c/iotop-c-1.17-r1.ebuild
index d33361f8b2..ad5cd74c11 100644
--- a/sys-process/iotop-c/iotop-c-1.17-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-process/iotop-c/iotop-c-1.17-r1.ebuild
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit fcaps
+inherit fcaps linux-info
 
 DESCRIPTION="top utility for IO (C port)"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/Tomas-M/iotop"
 SRC_URI="https://github.com/Tomas-M/iotop/archive/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
 
+S="${WORKDIR}/iotop-${PV}"
+
 LICENSE="GPL-2+"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ RDEPEND="sys-libs/ncurses:=
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
 
-S="${WORKDIR}/iotop-${PV}"
+CONFIG_CHECK="~TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING ~TASK_DELAY_ACCT ~TASKSTATS ~VM_EVENT_COUNTERS"
 
 FILECAPS=(
 	cap_net_admin=eip usr/bin/iotop