diff --git a/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.0_p1-r4.ebuild b/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.0_p1-r4.ebuild
index 2acc872e9ccc8..c03912331c5d0 100644
--- a/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.0_p1-r4.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.0_p1-r4.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
-inherit eapi7-ver flag-o-matic multilib autotools pam systemd
+# user.eclass needed for egetshell
+inherit user eapi7-ver flag-o-matic multilib autotools pam systemd
 
 # Make it more portable between straight releases
 # and _p? releases.
diff --git a/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.1_p1-r2.ebuild b/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.1_p1-r2.ebuild
index fe7b7fb1bb492..510243d61721d 100644
--- a/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.1_p1-r2.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/openssh/openssh-8.1_p1-r2.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit flag-o-matic multilib autotools pam systemd
+# user.eclass needed for egetshell
+inherit user flag-o-matic multilib autotools pam systemd
 
 # Make it more portable between straight releases
 # and _p? releases.