diff --git a/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-0.9.6.ebuild b/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-0.9.6.ebuild
index efbafe8d35e74..8bd4b50e53045 100644
--- a/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-0.9.6.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-0.9.6.ebuild
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..9} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..10} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
+DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 if [[ ${PV} == *9999 ]] ; then
diff --git a/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-9999.ebuild
index 1d343d272b649..b4ffe8974a52f 100644
--- a/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/snakeoil/snakeoil-9999.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..9} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..10} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 inherit distutils-r1