diff --git a/profiles/default/package.use/required-by b/profiles/default/package.use/required-by
index 847b636b0..df17e3d3a 100644
--- a/profiles/default/package.use/required-by
+++ b/profiles/default/package.use/required-by
@@ -753,3 +753,6 @@ dev-lua/LuaBitOp lua_targets_luajit
 virtual/rust rustfmt
 dev-lang/rust rustfmt
 
+# required by dev-qt/qt-creator-11.0.2[designer,help]
+dev-qt/qttools assistant designer qml
+