diff --git a/mail-client/alot/alot-9999.ebuild b/mail-client/alot/alot-9999.ebuild
index 9d12b1946481e..1c4950f58a9ab 100644
--- a/mail-client/alot/alot-9999.ebuild
+++ b/mail-client/alot/alot-9999.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=7
 
 DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1