diff --git a/dev-python/spyder/spyder-2.3.8.ebuild b/dev-python/spyder/spyder-2.3.8.ebuild
index ef9c7d8e5e30f..2dd7841a1da62 100644
--- a/dev-python/spyder/spyder-2.3.8.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/spyder/spyder-2.3.8.ebuild
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ EAPI=6
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4,3_5} )
 
-inherit distutils-r1
+inherit eutils distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="Python IDE with matlab-like features"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder"