diff --git a/sysutils/rubygem-chef-zero/Makefile b/sysutils/rubygem-chef-zero/Makefile
index 5850e86a7de3..1919e02308b5 100644
--- a/sysutils/rubygem-chef-zero/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/rubygem-chef-zero/Makefile
@@ -12,15 +12,16 @@ COMMENT=	Self-contained, easy-setup, fast-start in-memory Chef server
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-ffi-yajl>=2.2:devel/rubygem-ffi-yajl \
-		rubygem-hashie>=2.0:devel/rubygem-hashie \
-		rubygem-mixlib-log>=1.3:devel/rubygem-mixlib-log \
-		rubygem-rack>=2.0:www/rubygem-rack \
-		rubygem-uuidtools>=2.1:devel/rubygem-uuidtools
+RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-ffi-yajl>=2.2<3:devel/rubygem-ffi-yajl \
+		rubygem-hashie>=2.0<4.0:devel/rubygem-hashie \
+		rubygem-mixlib-log>=1.3<2:devel/rubygem-mixlib-log \
+		rubygem-rack>=2.0,3<3,3:www/rubygem-rack \
+		rubygem-uuidtools>=2.1<3:devel/rubygem-uuidtools
+
+USES=		gem
+USE_RUBY=	yes
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
-USE_RUBY=	yes
-USES=		gem
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/chef-zero