diff --git a/dev-python/git-python/git-python-0.3.6.ebuild b/dev-python/git-python/git-python-0.3.6.ebuild
index 2bab43ef50f75..2b82a61b63aeb 100644
--- a/dev-python/git-python/git-python-0.3.6.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/git-python/git-python-0.3.6.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4} )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/git-python/git-python-1.0.0.ebuild b/dev-python/git-python/git-python-1.0.0.ebuild
index 5caddc7fc69e9..912f3c655f45a 100644
--- a/dev-python/git-python/git-python-1.0.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/git-python/git-python-1.0.0.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4} )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/git-python/git-python-1.0.1.ebuild b/dev-python/git-python/git-python-1.0.1.ebuild
index 5caddc7fc69e9..912f3c655f45a 100644
--- a/dev-python/git-python/git-python-1.0.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/git-python/git-python-1.0.1.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4} )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/git-python/metadata.xml b/dev-python/git-python/metadata.xml
index 690b57f0a6bf3..aee86e5368937 100644
--- a/dev-python/git-python/metadata.xml
+++ b/dev-python/git-python/metadata.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
 <pkgmetadata>
 	<herd>python</herd>