diff --git a/dev-python/testrepository/testrepository-0.0.18-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/testrepository/testrepository-0.0.18-r1.ebuild
index 684ec93334cfe..962cecaabb6e6 100644
--- a/dev-python/testrepository/testrepository-0.0.18-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/testrepository/testrepository-0.0.18-r1.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{3,4,5} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/testrepository/testrepository-0.0.20.ebuild b/dev-python/testrepository/testrepository-0.0.20.ebuild
index f9e97746ada3c..0f29258b4bab1 100644
--- a/dev-python/testrepository/testrepository-0.0.20.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/testrepository/testrepository-0.0.20.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{3,4,5} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1