diff --git a/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.165.ebuild b/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.165.ebuild
index 25c869ac005f9..3ba03eb717149 100644
--- a/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.165.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/elfutils/elfutils-0.165.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ RDEPEND="zlib? ( >=sys-libs/zlib-1.2.8-r1[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
 		!<=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs-20130224-r11
 		!app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-baselibs[-abi_x86_32(-)]
 	)"
+# We need to require a newer glibc for its elf.h defs. #571814
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	!<sys-libs/glibc-2.22
 	nls? ( sys-devel/gettext )
 	>=sys-devel/flex-2.5.4a
 	sys-devel/m4"