diff --git a/app-portage/repoman/repoman-2.3.9.ebuild b/app-portage/repoman/repoman-2.3.9.ebuild
index 9fa7f7dd30eda..f514a38f3308c 100644
--- a/app-portage/repoman/repoman-2.3.9.ebuild
+++ b/app-portage/repoman/repoman-2.3.9.ebuild
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 
+src_prepare() {
+	sed 's:FileNotFoundError:EnvironmentError:' -i pym/repoman/config.py || die
+	distutils-r1_src_prepare
+}
+
 python_test() {
 	esetup.py test
 }