diff --git a/profiles/default/package.use/default b/profiles/default/package.use/default
index fc4c40e94..b93c4ab70 100644
--- a/profiles/default/package.use/default
+++ b/profiles/default/package.use/default
@@ -294,8 +294,10 @@ games-strategy/0ad sound
 
 # opengl? ( gui widgets ), webkit? ( network printsupport )
 dev-python/PyQt5 gui printsupport network widgets
+dev-python/PyQt5-python2 gui printsupport network widgets
 #  webengine? ( widgets? ( webchannel ) )
 dev-python/PyQt5 webengine webchannel
+dev-python/PyQt5-python2 webengine webchannel
 
 # vpn, bluetooth, etc support
 net-misc/connman l2tp ofono openconnect openvpn pptp vpnc wispr
diff --git a/profiles/default/package.use/required-by b/profiles/default/package.use/required-by
index b80204054..a3a78cb03 100644
--- a/profiles/default/package.use/required-by
+++ b/profiles/default/package.use/required-by
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ dev-libs/libnl utils
 
 # required by www-client/qutebrowser-0.9.1, dev-python/pytest-qt-2.3.0-r2, dev-util/eric-17.04, net-misc/gns3-gui-2.1.21
 dev-python/PyQt5 declarative testlib multimedia sql help websockets
+dev-python/PyQt5-python2 declarative testlib multimedia sql help websockets
 
 # required by www-client/qutebrowser-1.5.2-r1
 dev-python/pyyaml libyaml
diff --git a/profiles/default/package.use/unnecessary-dependence b/profiles/default/package.use/unnecessary-dependence
index 0a4552d75..4041907f3 100644
--- a/profiles/default/package.use/unnecessary-dependence
+++ b/profiles/default/package.use/unnecessary-dependence
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ app-text/evince -nsplugin
 dev-lang/php -imap -spell
 dev-libs/folks -bluetooth
 dev-python/PyQt5 -webengine -webkit
+dev-python/PyQt5-python2 -webengine -webkit
 dev-python/translate-toolkit -html
 dev-qt/qt-creator -qmldesigner
 dev-qt/qtgui -vnc