diff --git a/net-irc/thelounge/thelounge-4.4.1.ebuild b/net-irc/thelounge/thelounge-4.4.1.ebuild
index a1d2ccb91d..096387d178 100644
--- a/net-irc/thelounge/thelounge-4.4.1.ebuild
+++ b/net-irc/thelounge/thelounge-4.4.1.ebuild
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ mooyarn() {
 		 --ignore-scripts ${YARN_OPTS} "${@}" || die
 }
 
+pkg_setup() {
+	use sqlite && python-single-r1_pkg_setup
+}
+
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 	use !sqlite && { sed -i -e 's|\["sqlite", |\[|g;' defaults/config.js  || die ; }
diff --git a/net-irc/thelounge/thelounge-4.4.2_rc1.ebuild b/net-irc/thelounge/thelounge-4.4.2_rc1.ebuild
index e7d1c48610..a8abb0005c 100644
--- a/net-irc/thelounge/thelounge-4.4.2_rc1.ebuild
+++ b/net-irc/thelounge/thelounge-4.4.2_rc1.ebuild
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ mooyarn() {
 		 --ignore-scripts ${YARN_OPTS} "${@}" || die
 }
 
+pkg_setup() {
+	use sqlite && python-single-r1_pkg_setup
+}
+
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 	use !sqlite && { sed -i -e 's|\["sqlite", |\[|g;' defaults/config.js  || die ; }