diff --git a/dev-python/fs/fs-2.4.9-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/fs/fs-2.4.9-r1.ebuild
index 2dc5fca3dcff1..07b8abb1c7bc6 100644
--- a/dev-python/fs/fs-2.4.9-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/fs/fs-2.4.9-r1.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ EAPI=7
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 
-inherit distutils-r1 eutils
+inherit distutils-r1 optfeature
 
 DESCRIPTION="Filesystem abstraction layer"
 HOMEPAGE="