diff --git a/dev-python/jinja/jinja-2.7.3.ebuild b/dev-python/jinja/jinja-2.7.3.ebuild
index 370fa6d390ed3..d76ab1fd2dcff 100644
--- a/dev-python/jinja/jinja-2.7.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/jinja/jinja-2.7.3.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit eutils distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/jinja/jinja-2.8.ebuild b/dev-python/jinja/jinja-2.8.ebuild
index 0d44e5cacdc71..ba80333059446 100644
--- a/dev-python/jinja/jinja-2.8.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/jinja/jinja-2.8.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{3,4,5} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit eutils distutils-r1