diff --git a/dev-python/sphinx-issues/sphinx-issues-1.2.0.ebuild b/dev-python/sphinx-issues/sphinx-issues-1.2.0.ebuild
index ba8c216784ed1..caea3beaf7005 100644
--- a/dev-python/sphinx-issues/sphinx-issues-1.2.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/sphinx-issues/sphinx-issues-1.2.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7})
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8} )
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="A Sphinx extension for linking to your project's issue tracker "