diff --git a/pym/_emerge/depgraph.py b/pym/_emerge/depgraph.py
index abb70a7..737ed66 100644
--- a/pym/_emerge/depgraph.py
+++ b/pym/_emerge/depgraph.py
@@ -2211,7 +2211,8 @@
 				# Display the specific atom from SetArg or
 				# Package types.
 				uneval = ""
-				if dep.atom is not dep.atom.unevaluated_atom:
+				if dep.atom and dep.atom.unevaluated_atom and \
+						dep.atom is not dep.atom.unevaluated_atom:
 					uneval = " (%s)" % (dep.atom.unevaluated_atom,)
 				writemsg_level(
 					"%s%s%s required by %s\n" %