diff --git a/image_bootstrap/distros/gentoo.py b/image_bootstrap/distros/gentoo.py
index 3baa514..dca0a37 100755
--- a/image_bootstrap/distros/gentoo.py
+++ b/image_bootstrap/distros/gentoo.py
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ def install_cloud_init_and_friends(self):
         #      instead of dev-lang/rust (which asked for "11520 MiB disk space")
         self._add_package_mask('dev-lang/rust')
 
+        self._set_package_use_flags('app-emulation/cloud-init', 'python_targets_python3_10 -python_targets_python3_11')
+
         self._install_package_atoms(['app-emulation/cloud-init', 'net-misc/openssh'])
         self.disable_cloud_init_syslog_fix_perms()
         self.install_growpart()