diff --git a/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.8.8.ebuild b/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.8.8.ebuild
index 16f5febb9c..328d32ea95 100644
--- a/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.8.8.ebuild
+++ b/net-libs/usockets/usockets-0.8.8.ebuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ REQUIRED_USE="?? ( asio libuv ) test? ( ssl )"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 DEPEND="
-	asio? ( dev-cpp/asio:=[ssl(+)?] )
+	asio? ( dev-cpp/asio:= )
 	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 16f5febb9c..328d32ea95 100644
--- a/net-libs/usockets/usockets-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-libs/usockets/usockets-9999.ebuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ REQUIRED_USE="?? ( asio libuv ) test? ( ssl )"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 DEPEND="
-	asio? ( dev-cpp/asio:=[ssl(+)?] )
+	asio? ( dev-cpp/asio:= )
 	libuv? ( dev-libs/libuv )
 	ssl? ( >=dev-libs/openssl-1.1.0 )
 "