diff --git a/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-0.63.2.ebuild b/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-0.63.2.ebuild
index 62926899116db..95d58a60f49e7 100644
--- a/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-0.63.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-0.63.2.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4} pypy )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 eutils
 
diff --git a/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-1.0.2.ebuild b/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-1.0.2.ebuild
index 2659709bf7119..53c62f964fe0f 100644
--- a/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-1.0.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-1.0.2.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4} pypy )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 eutils
 
diff --git a/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-1.1.0.ebuild b/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-1.1.0.ebuild
index 2659709bf7119..53c62f964fe0f 100644
--- a/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-1.1.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/logilab-common/logilab-common-1.1.0.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4} pypy )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 eutils