diff --git a/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.1.3-r7.ebuild b/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.1.3-r7.ebuild
index 5b135a48f1bf0..e837399a58c34 100644
--- a/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.1.3-r7.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.1.3-r7.ebuild
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2014 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3} pypy )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 eutils versionator
 
diff --git a/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.2.2.ebuild b/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.2.2.ebuild
index fdc5f290a3e48..c6307650ef8f0 100644
--- a/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.2.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.2.2.ebuild
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2014 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2015 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_3,3_4} pypy )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 eutils versionator
 
diff --git a/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.2.3.ebuild b/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.2.3.ebuild
index 339f31fc05d5d..1c315f3b98cdb 100644
--- a/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.2.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.2.3.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{3,4,5} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 eutils versionator
 
diff --git a/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.3.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.3.1-r1.ebuild
index 69407e0780a62..15e06feb8bb4d 100644
--- a/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.3.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.3.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 EAPI=5
 
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{3,4,5} pypy)
+PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 eutils versionator