diff --git a/dev-python/dockerpty/dockerpty-0.4.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/dockerpty/dockerpty-0.4.1-r1.ebuild
index 122b50b5c5aea..142a6b1629030 100644
--- a/dev-python/dockerpty/dockerpty-0.4.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/dockerpty/dockerpty-0.4.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1