diff --git a/net-misc/bird/bird-2.0.7-r1.ebuild b/net-misc/bird/bird-2.0.7-r1.ebuild
index d57ef2c..105256e 100644
--- a/net-misc/bird/bird-2.0.7-r1.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/bird/bird-2.0.7-r1.ebuild
@@ -15,15 +15,14 @@ KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86 ~x64-macos"
 IUSE="+client debug libssh"
 
 RDEPEND="
-	client? ( sys-libs/ncurses )
-	client? ( sys-libs/readline )
+	client? ( sys-libs/ncurses:= )
+	client? ( sys-libs/readline:= )
 	filecaps? (
 		acct-group/bird
 		acct-user/bird
 	)
-	libssh? ( net-libs/libssh )
-"
-DEPEND="sys-devel/flex
+	libssh? ( net-libs/libssh:= )"
+BDEPEND="sys-devel/flex
 	sys-devel/bison
 	sys-devel/m4"
 
@@ -32,6 +31,12 @@ PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}/${P}-attrs.c.patch"
 )
 
+FILECAPS=(
+	CAP_NET_ADMIN			usr/sbin/bird
+	CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE	usr/sbin/bird
+	CAP_NET_RAW				usr/sbin/bird
+)
+
 src_configure() {
 	econf \
 		--localstatedir="${EPREFIX}/var" \
@@ -51,12 +56,6 @@ src_install() {
 	dodoc doc/bird.conf.example
 }
 
-FILECAPS=(
-	CAP_NET_ADMIN			usr/sbin/bird
-	CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE	usr/sbin/bird
-	CAP_NET_RAW				usr/sbin/bird
-)
-
 pkg_postinst() {
 	use filecaps && \
 		einfo "If you want to run bird as non-root, edit"