diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use/sys-cluster b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use/sys-cluster
index 2615527c8..cb575e44c 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use/sys-cluster
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use/sys-cluster
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sys-cluster/openmpi romio
+sys-cluster/openmpi romio threads
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use/virtual b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use/virtual
index f374b9d57..201e1afe8 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use/virtual
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use/virtual
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ virtual/libgudev static-libs
 virtual/libudev static-libs
 virtual/postgresql server
 virtual/udev gudev hwdb static-libs
+virtual/mpi threads