diff --git a/dev-python/pillow/pillow-4.3.0.ebuild b/dev-python/pillow/pillow-4.3.0.ebuild
index 0106f57a945b9..e18c4f67f8e25 100644
--- a/dev-python/pillow/pillow-4.3.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pillow/pillow-4.3.0.ebuild
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ SRC_URI="mirror://pypi/${MY_PN:0:1}/${MY_PN}/${MY_P}.tar.gz"
 LICENSE="HPND"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux"
-IUSE="doc examples imagequant jpeg2k lcms test tiff tk truetype webp zlib"
+IUSE="doc examples imagequant jpeg jpeg2k lcms test tiff tk truetype webp zlib"
 
-REQUIRED_USE="test? ( tiff )"
+REQUIRED_USE="test? ( jpeg tiff )"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	dev-python/olefile[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	imagequant? ( media-gfx/libimagequant:0 )
-	virtual/jpeg:0
+	jpeg? ( virtual/jpeg:0 )
 	jpeg2k? ( media-libs/openjpeg:2= )
 	lcms? ( media-libs/lcms:2= )
 	tiff? ( media-libs/tiff:0=[jpeg] )
@@ -43,19 +43,22 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 
 S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}"
 
-src_configure(){
+python_compile() {
 	# raqm not in portage yet
-	mydistutilsargs=( build_ext \
-		--disable-raqm \
-		--disable-platform-guessing \
-		$(use_enable truetype freetype) \
-		$(use_enable jpeg2k jpeg2000) \
-		$(use_enable lcms) \
-		$(use_enable tiff) \
-		$(use_enable imagequant) \
-		$(use_enable webp) \
-		$(use_enable webp webpmux) \
-		$(use_enable zlib))
+	local args=(
+		--disable-raqm
+		--disable-platform-guessing
+		$(use_enable truetype freetype)
+		$(use_enable jpeg)
+		$(use_enable jpeg2k jpeg2000)
+		$(use_enable lcms)
+		$(use_enable tiff)
+		$(use_enable imagequant)
+		$(use_enable webp)
+		$(use_enable webp webpmux)
+		$(use_enable zlib)
+	)
+	distutils-r1_python_compile build_ext "${args[@]}"
 }
 
 python_compile_all() {