diff --git a/net-misc/frr/files/frr-8.0-c-ares-vtysh.patch b/net-misc/frr/files/frr-8.0-c-ares-vtysh.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f16233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-misc/frr/files/frr-8.0-c-ares-vtysh.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff --git a/lib/subdir.am b/lib/subdir.am
+index 75f3d91b9..05910349e 100644
+--- a/lib/subdir.am
++++ b/lib/subdir.am
+@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ vtysh_scan += \
+ 	lib/log_vty.c \
+ 	lib/nexthop_group.c \
+ 	lib/plist.c \
+-	lib/resolver.c \
+ 	lib/routemap.c \
+ 	lib/routemap_cli.c \
+ 	lib/spf_backoff.c \
+@@ -333,6 +332,7 @@ lib_libfrrsnmp_la_SOURCES = \
+ if CARES
+ lib_LTLIBRARIES += lib/libfrrcares.la
+ pkginclude_HEADERS += lib/resolver.h
++vtysh_scan += lib/resolver.c
+ endif
+ 
+ lib_libfrrcares_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CARES_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/net-misc/frr/frr-8.0.ebuild b/net-misc/frr/frr-8.0.ebuild
index 5d31d01..9bfc0df 100644
--- a/net-misc/frr/frr-8.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/frr/frr-8.0.ebuild
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	acct-user/frr
 	dev-libs/json-c:0=
 	grpc? ( net-libs/grpc:= )
-	net-dns/c-ares:=
 	nhrp? ( net-dns/c-ares:0= )
 	pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
 	rpki? ( >=net-libs/rtrlib-0.6.3[ssh] )
@@ -53,7 +52,10 @@ RDEPEND="
 	!net-misc/quagga
 "
 
-PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-7.5-ipctl-forwarding.patch )
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-7.5-ipctl-forwarding.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-c-ares-vtysh.patch
+)
 
 src_prepare() {
 	default
@@ -149,3 +151,7 @@ src_install() {
 	# Conflict files, installed by net-libs/libsmi, bug #758383
 	rm "${ED}"/usr/share/yang/ietf-interfaces.yang || die
 }
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	optfeature "dns" net-dns/c-ares
+}