diff --git a/net-print/hplip/hplip-3.22.4.ebuild b/net-print/hplip/hplip-3.22.4.ebuild
index bced46b2f6ebd..21eee24627542 100644
--- a/net-print/hplip/hplip-3.22.4.ebuild
+++ b/net-print/hplip/hplip-3.22.4.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=8
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8,9,10} )
-PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+),xml"
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+),xml(+)"
 
 inherit autotools linux-info python-single-r1 readme.gentoo-r1 udev
 
diff --git a/net-print/hplip/hplip-3.22.6.ebuild b/net-print/hplip/hplip-3.22.6.ebuild
index adf5ee96e5af6..913ac328e5e27 100644
--- a/net-print/hplip/hplip-3.22.6.ebuild
+++ b/net-print/hplip/hplip-3.22.6.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=8
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8,9,10} )
-PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+),xml"
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+),xml(+)"
 
 inherit autotools linux-info python-single-r1 readme.gentoo-r1 udev