diff --git a/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.0-r1.ebuild b/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.0-r1.ebuild
index f8180e99d4c1c..343151d1a75ea 100644
--- a/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ multilib_src_install_all() {
 	# respect LINGUAS when installing man pages, #469418
 	local l
 	for l in de fr pl; do
-		has ${l} ${LINGUAS} || rm -rf "${D%/}${MY_MANDIR}"/${l}*
+		has ${l} ${LINGUAS-${l}} || rm -rf "${D%/}${MY_MANDIR}"/${l}*
 	done
 
 	eval "${glob_state}"
diff --git a/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.17-r1.ebuild b/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.17-r1.ebuild
index cf964bbe35548..4193a363ccce7 100644
--- a/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.17-r1.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.17-r1.ebuild
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ multilib_src_install_all() {
 	# respect LINGUAS when installing man pages, #469418
 	local l
 	for l in de fr pl; do
-		has ${l} ${LINGUAS} || rm -rf "${D%/}${MY_MANDIR}"/${l}*
+		has ${l} ${LINGUAS-${l}} || rm -rf "${D%/}${MY_MANDIR}"/${l}*
 	done
 
 	eval "${glob_state}"
diff --git a/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.18.ebuild b/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.18.ebuild
index 5f84d5f63d75c..c6adc7b5d17b7 100644
--- a/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.18.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.18.ebuild
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ multilib_src_install_all() {
 	# respect LINGUAS when installing man pages, #469418
 	local l
 	for l in de fr pl; do
-		has ${l} ${LINGUAS} || rm -rf "${D%/}${MY_MANDIR}"/${l}*
+		has ${l} ${LINGUAS-${l}} || rm -rf "${D%/}${MY_MANDIR}"/${l}*
 	done
 
 	eval "${glob_state}"
diff --git a/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.19.ebuild b/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.19.ebuild
index 5f84d5f63d75c..c6adc7b5d17b7 100644
--- a/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.19.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-2.19.ebuild
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ multilib_src_install_all() {
 	# respect LINGUAS when installing man pages, #469418
 	local l
 	for l in de fr pl; do
-		has ${l} ${LINGUAS} || rm -rf "${D%/}${MY_MANDIR}"/${l}*
+		has ${l} ${LINGUAS-${l}} || rm -rf "${D%/}${MY_MANDIR}"/${l}*
 	done
 
 	eval "${glob_state}"
diff --git a/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-9999.ebuild b/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-9999.ebuild
index 5f84d5f63d75c..c6adc7b5d17b7 100644
--- a/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-emulation/wine-staging/wine-staging-9999.ebuild
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ multilib_src_install_all() {
 	# respect LINGUAS when installing man pages, #469418
 	local l
 	for l in de fr pl; do
-		has ${l} ${LINGUAS} || rm -rf "${D%/}${MY_MANDIR}"/${l}*
+		has ${l} ${LINGUAS-${l}} || rm -rf "${D%/}${MY_MANDIR}"/${l}*
 	done
 
 	eval "${glob_state}"