diff --git a/dev-python/configobj/configobj-5.0.6.ebuild b/dev-python/configobj/configobj-5.0.6.ebuild
index 06548d4f7877f..ef9974e7a7179 100644
--- a/dev-python/configobj/configobj-5.0.6.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/configobj/configobj-5.0.6.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=5
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1