diff --git a/libraries/entropy/spm/plugins/interfaces/portage_plugin/__init__.py b/libraries/entropy/spm/plugins/interfaces/portage_plugin/__init__.py
index 7aca36821..8d8a31d20 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/spm/plugins/interfaces/portage_plugin/__init__.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/spm/plugins/interfaces/portage_plugin/__init__.py
@@ -3570,7 +3570,7 @@ class PortagePlugin(SpmPlugin):
 
         for raw_dependency in dependencies:
 
-            split_deps = entropy.tools.dep_split_or_deps(depstring)
+            split_deps = entropy.tools.dep_split_or_deps(raw_dependency)
             filtered_deps = []
             for depstring in split_deps: