diff --git a/profiles/base/package.use.mask b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
index d6371f5ea8805..3257d4f546169 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.use.mask
+++ b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 # This file is only for generic masks. For arch-specific masks (i.e.
 # mask everywhere, unmask on arch/*) use arch/base.
 
+# Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (2019-11-25)
+# Requires old version of dev-python/sphinx that's being removed.
+~dev-python/fabric-2.3.1 doc
+<dev-python/hacking-1.1.0 doc
+<dev-python/pycadf-2.7.0 doc
+
 # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (2019-11-09)
 # eMovix is being removed.
 kde-apps/k3b emovix