diff --git a/dev-python/mypy/mypy-1.20.0.ebuild b/dev-python/mypy/mypy-1.20.0.ebuild
index 3759321101531..5c0483a3a099b 100644
--- a/dev-python/mypy/mypy-1.20.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/mypy/mypy-1.20.0.ebuild
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ EAPI=8
 DISTUTILS_EXT=1
 DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{11..14} )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="sqlite"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 optfeature