diff --git a/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.1.ebuild b/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.1.ebuild
index 25c4655d83c03..2a10d95e5d776 100644
--- a/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.1.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 EAPI=5
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 )
-PYTHON_REQ_USE="ssl"
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="ssl,threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 flag-o-matic
 
diff --git a/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.2.ebuild b/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.2.ebuild
index 62ba098cfbe38..61880241b79de 100644
--- a/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.2.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 EAPI=5
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 )
-PYTHON_REQ_USE="ssl"
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="ssl,threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 flag-o-matic
 
diff --git a/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.ebuild b/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.ebuild
index df0adcb841200..771a616d702fb 100644
--- a/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.0.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 EAPI=5
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 )
-PYTHON_REQ_USE="ssl"
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="ssl,threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 flag-o-matic
 
diff --git a/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.1_beta6.ebuild b/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.1_beta6.ebuild
index 1d890d055be22..890f67d8169e4 100644
--- a/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.1_beta6.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gevent/gevent-1.1_beta6.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{3,4,5} pypy pypy3 )
-PYTHON_REQ_USE="ssl(+)"
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="ssl(+),threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 flag-o-matic