diff --git a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.16.5.ebuild b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.16.5-r1.ebuild
similarity index 98%
rename from dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.16.5.ebuild
rename to dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.16.5-r1.ebuild
index a0a04127fa08f..004a300c5bf47 100644
--- a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.16.5.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.16.5-r1.ebuild
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ sys.exit(0 if r else 1)" || die "Tests fail with ${EPYTHON}"
 }
 
 python_install() {
+	# https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/16005
+	local mydistutilsargs=( build_src )
 	distutils-r1_python_install ${NUMPY_FCONFIG}
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.17.4-r2.ebuild b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.17.4-r3.ebuild
similarity index 97%
rename from dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.17.4-r2.ebuild
rename to dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.17.4-r3.ebuild
index 4819a92336117..9022b85de1631 100644
--- a/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.17.4-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/numpy/numpy-1.17.4-r3.ebuild
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ sys.exit(0 if r else 1)" || die "Tests fail with ${EPYTHON}"
 }
 
 python_install() {
+	# https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/16005
+	local mydistutilsargs=( build_src )
 	distutils-r1_python_install ${NUMPY_FCONFIG}
 	python_optimize
 }