diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.8.1.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.8.1.ebuild
index acdf03eee7f07..cc9a3439c5bc3 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.8.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.8.1.ebuild
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ src_configure() {
 	fi
 
 	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/700012
-	if is-flagq -flto; then
+	if is-flagq -flto || is-flagq '-flto=*'; then
 		append-cflags $(test-flags-CC -ffat-lto-objects)
 	fi
 
diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python-3.9.0_alpha2.ebuild b/dev-lang/python/python-3.9.0_alpha2.ebuild
index 95bfa0ef59d0b..d27153afa53e9 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python-3.9.0_alpha2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python-3.9.0_alpha2.ebuild
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ src_configure() {
 	fi
 
 	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/700012
-	if is-flagq -flto; then
+	if is-flagq -flto || is-flagq '-flto=*'; then
 		append-cflags $(test-flags-CC -ffat-lto-objects)
 	fi