diff --git a/sci-libs/scikits/scikits-0.1-r2.ebuild b/sci-libs/scikits/scikits-0.1-r2.ebuild
index b427f6adf14e2..40d020bef6089 100644
--- a/sci-libs/scikits/scikits-0.1-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/scikits/scikits-0.1-r2.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 
 inherit python-r1