diff --git a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.4.ebuild b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.4.ebuild
index 43a992ef1764d..61cff467b389c 100644
--- a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.4.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="A unittest extension offering automatic test suite discovery and easy test authoring"
diff --git a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.6.ebuild b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.6.ebuild
index 2b9c3e05358b8..3c80cdd3061cb 100644
--- a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.6.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.6.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{3,4} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7.ebuild b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7.ebuild
index ca246d9a9fb37..117bf17411bfa 100644
--- a/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nose/nose-1.3.7.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{3,4,5} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild
index 785d9d3d66bf3..261ed7f9d526b 100644
--- a/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nose/nose-9999.ebuild
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ inherit git-2
 #endif
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 inherit distutils-r1 eutils
 
 DESCRIPTION="A unittest extension offering automatic test suite discovery and easy test authoring"