diff --git a/dev-python/coverage/coverage-5.0.3.ebuild b/dev-python/coverage/coverage-5.0.3.ebuild
index bda717091793b..9e5bf5dc484c8 100644
--- a/dev-python/coverage/coverage-5.0.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/coverage/coverage-5.0.3.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} pypy3 )
-PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+),sqlite(+)"
 DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 
 inherit distutils-r1
diff --git a/dev-python/coverage/coverage-5.1.ebuild b/dev-python/coverage/coverage-5.1.ebuild
index 03bb8f06107b2..3a8dd9ab40961 100644
--- a/dev-python/coverage/coverage-5.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/coverage/coverage-5.1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8,9} pypy3 )
-PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+),sqlite(+)"
 DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
 
 inherit distutils-r1