diff --git a/devel/rubygem-logging/Makefile b/devel/rubygem-logging/Makefile
index 0e491350d7cd..f4372676e316 100644
--- a/devel/rubygem-logging/Makefile
+++ b/devel/rubygem-logging/Makefile
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ COMMENT=	Logging library based on Java's log4j #'
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-little-plugger>=1.1:devel/rubygem-little-plugger \
-		rubygem-multi_json>=1.10:devel/rubygem-multi_json
+RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-little-plugger>=1.1<2:devel/rubygem-little-plugger \
+		rubygem-multi_json>=1.10<2:devel/rubygem-multi_json
+
+USES=		gem
+USE_RUBY=	yes
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
-USE_RUBY=	yes
-USES=		gem
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>