diff --git a/acct-user/forgejo-runner/forgejo-runner-0.ebuild b/acct-user/forgejo-runner/forgejo-runner-0.ebuild
index 50a1f9dda1..4d3847afbe 100644
--- a/acct-user/forgejo-runner/forgejo-runner-0.ebuild
+++ b/acct-user/forgejo-runner/forgejo-runner-0.ebuild
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ inherit acct-user
 
 DESCRIPTION="Forgejo-Runner user account"
 
-IUSE="docker podman lxc"
+IUSE="+docker podman lxc"
 
 ACCT_USER_HOME="/var/lib/${PN}"
 ACCT_USER_ID=-1
diff --git a/dev-util/forgejo-runner/forgejo-runner-9999.ebuild b/dev-util/forgejo-runner/forgejo-runner-9999.ebuild
index ab2a3ecc22..99eac86f0c 100644
--- a/dev-util/forgejo-runner/forgejo-runner-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/forgejo-runner/forgejo-runner-9999.ebuild
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
-IUSE="examples docker podman lxc"
+IUSE="+docker examples podman lxc"
 RESTRICT="test"
 REQUIRED_USE="|| ( docker podman lxc )"