diff --git a/dev-python/black/black-19.10_beta0.ebuild b/dev-python/black/black-19.10_beta0.ebuild
index 8098148cd15e3..e28d8526c1bd8 100644
--- a/dev-python/black/black-19.10_beta0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/black/black-19.10_beta0.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ EAPI=7
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
-inherit eutils distutils-r1
+inherit distutils-r1 optfeature
 
 MY_PV="${PV//_beta/b}"
 MY_P="${PN}-${MY_PV}"
diff --git a/dev-python/black/black-20.8_beta1.ebuild b/dev-python/black/black-20.8_beta1.ebuild
index f3a288e163e04..0f5da477c90c8 100644
--- a/dev-python/black/black-20.8_beta1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/black/black-20.8_beta1.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ EAPI=7
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6..9} )
 DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=rdepend
-inherit eutils distutils-r1
+inherit distutils-r1 optfeature
 
 MY_PV="${PV//_beta/b}"
 MY_P="${PN}-${MY_PV}"