--- python.eclass
+++ python.eclass
@@ -1711,10 +1711,18 @@
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	if [[ "$(_python_get_implementation "${PYTHON_ABI}")" == "CPython" ]]; then
-		echo "dev-lang/python:${PYTHON_ABI}"
-	elif [[ "$(_python_get_implementation "${PYTHON_ABI}")" == "Jython" ]]; then
-		echo "dev-java/jython:${PYTHON_ABI%-jython}"
+	if [[ "${EAPI:-0}" == "0" ]]; then
+		if [[ "$(_python_get_implementation "${PYTHON_ABI}")" == "CPython" ]]; then
+			echo "=dev-lang/python-${PYTHON_ABI}*"
+		elif [[ "$(_python_get_implementation "${PYTHON_ABI}")" == "Jython" ]]; then
+			echo "=dev-java/jython-${PYTHON_ABI%-jython}*"
+		fi
+	else
+		if [[ "$(_python_get_implementation "${PYTHON_ABI}")" == "CPython" ]]; then
+			echo "dev-lang/python:${PYTHON_ABI}"
+		elif [[ "$(_python_get_implementation "${PYTHON_ABI}")" == "Jython" ]]; then
+			echo "dev-java/jython:${PYTHON_ABI%-jython}"
+		fi
 	fi
 }