diff --git a/dev-python/mimeparse/mimeparse-1.6.0.ebuild b/dev-python/mimeparse/mimeparse-1.6.0.ebuild
index bea69ff142cf4..ef4d89d853462 100644
--- a/dev-python/mimeparse/mimeparse-1.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/mimeparse/mimeparse-1.6.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{5,6,7} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{5,6,7,8} pypy pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1