diff --git a/profiles/desktop/package.use b/profiles/desktop/package.use
index 0829a45d..28a558a7 100644
--- a/profiles/desktop/package.use
+++ b/profiles/desktop/package.use
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ sys-fs/lvm2 static-libs -thin
 sys-fs/udev static-libs
 sys-libs/glibc nscd
 sys-libs/ntdb nscd
-sys-libs/tdb nscd
+sys-libs/tdb nscd python
 sys-libs/tevent nscd python
 sys-libs/zlib minizip
 virtual/ffmpeg -libav mp3 theora vaapi