diff --git a/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.69.ebuild b/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.69.ebuild
index fbbb9c85705ce..854c01cd6e53c 100644
--- a/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.69.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.69.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=5
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
 PYTHON_COMPAT=(
 	pypy
 	python3_5 python3_6 python3_7
diff --git a/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.76-r1.ebuild b/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.76-r1.ebuild
index ff8abf53e72dc..28afff0ae7243 100644
--- a/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.76-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.76-r1.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=5
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
 PYTHON_COMPAT=(
 	pypy
 	python3_5 python3_6 python3_7
diff --git a/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.79.ebuild b/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.79.ebuild
index d3317bec4fd7e..0389ff89cfada 100644
--- a/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.79.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.79.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=5
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
 PYTHON_COMPAT=(
 	pypy
 	python3_5 python3_6 python3_7 python3_8
diff --git a/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.80-r1.ebuild b/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.80-r1.ebuild
index 6d384ab8fdd8f..494eb2b436861 100644
--- a/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.80-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.80-r1.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=5
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
 PYTHON_COMPAT=(
 	pypy
 	python3_5 python3_6 python3_7 python3_8
diff --git a/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.81.ebuild b/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.81.ebuild
index e7b9119d36b62..be56b54d20522 100644
--- a/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.81.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/portage/portage-2.3.81.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=5
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
 PYTHON_COMPAT=(
 	pypy
 	python3_5 python3_6 python3_7 python3_8
diff --git a/sys-apps/portage/portage-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/portage/portage-9999.ebuild
index 6401c40dee2aa..04544afb66d4c 100644
--- a/sys-apps/portage/portage-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/portage/portage-9999.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
 PYTHON_COMPAT=(
 	pypy
 	python3_5 python3_6 python3_7 python3_8