diff --git a/sysutils/rubygem-facter/Makefile b/sysutils/rubygem-facter/Makefile
index 2f68e51cd415..d01e0781da75 100644
--- a/sysutils/rubygem-facter/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/rubygem-facter/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
 # rubygem-ffi is a soft dependency, but is used on FreeBSD to resolve some facts
 RUN_DEPENDS=	rubygem-ffi>=1.0:devel/rubygem-ffi \
-		rubygem-hocon>=1.3:devel/rubygem-hocon \
-		rubygem-thor>=1.0.1:devel/rubygem-thor
+		rubygem-hocon>=1.3<2:devel/rubygem-hocon \
+		rubygem-thor>=1.0.1<2.0:devel/rubygem-thor
 
 USES=		cpe gem
 CPE_VENDOR=	puppet