diff --git a/app-editors/vis/vis-0.6.ebuild b/app-editors/vis/vis-0.6.ebuild
index 917b313cc0f3b..6d183fc5d65d6 100644
--- a/app-editors/vis/vis-0.6.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vis/vis-0.6.ebuild
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ LICENSE="ISC"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~x86"
 IUSE="+ncurses +lua selinux test tre"
+REQUIRED_USE="lua? ( ${LUA_REQUIRED_USE} )"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 # - Known to also work with NetBSD curses
diff --git a/app-editors/vis/vis-9999.ebuild b/app-editors/vis/vis-9999.ebuild
index 96ca444a24915..e39c606826851 100644
--- a/app-editors/vis/vis-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/vis/vis-9999.ebuild
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ LICENSE="ISC"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS=""
 IUSE="+ncurses +lua selinux test tre"
+REQUIRED_USE="lua? ( ${LUA_REQUIRED_USE} )"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 # - Known to also work with NetBSD curses