diff --git a/sys-process/daemontools/daemontools-0.76-r8.ebuild b/sys-process/daemontools/daemontools-0.76-r8.ebuild
index 7c5e6ee0b3f93..a20353e88856a 100644
--- a/sys-process/daemontools/daemontools-0.76-r8.ebuild
+++ b/sys-process/daemontools/daemontools-0.76-r8.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit flag-o-matic qmail
+inherit fixheadtails flag-o-matic qmail
 
 DESCRIPTION="Collection of tools for managing UNIX services"
 HOMEPAGE="http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html"