diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-18.4.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-18.4.ebuild
index 6b044ff57f227..1a953517db6f3 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-18.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-18.4.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 EAPI="5"
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-20.6.7.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-20.6.7.ebuild
index 813b18f461840..30c2a77c586fc 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-20.6.7.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-20.6.7.ebuild
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=6
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-30.4.0.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-30.4.0.ebuild
index 428891342074c..5d337ffd3af0a 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-30.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-30.4.0.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-33.1.1.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-33.1.1.ebuild
index 7b9eacedb7c66..3ccdfac94c64b 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-33.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-33.1.1.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.0.2-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.0.2-r1.ebuild
index 980441d680220..61efafc9dc13a 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.0.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.0.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.3.2.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.3.2.ebuild
index bc94af02a852a..9bdebb0a07139 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.3.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.3.2.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.3.3.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.3.3.ebuild
index bc94af02a852a..9bdebb0a07139 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.3.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.3.3.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.4.1.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.4.1.ebuild
index bc94af02a852a..9bdebb0a07139 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.4.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-34.4.1.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-9999.ebuild
index bc94af02a852a..9bdebb0a07139 100644
--- a/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/setuptools/setuptools-9999.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1