diff --git a/pym/_emerge/depgraph.py b/pym/_emerge/depgraph.py
index dfc9be9..bdbbf44 100644
--- a/pym/_emerge/depgraph.py
+++ b/pym/_emerge/depgraph.py
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ class depgraph(object):
 				if atom is None:
 					atom = Atom("=" + pkg.cpv)
 				self._dynamic_config._unsatisfied_deps_for_display.append(
-					((pkg.root, atom), {"myparent":dep.parent}))
+					((pkg.root, atom), {"myparent":dep.parent, "show_req_use":pkg}))
 				self._dynamic_config._skip_restart = True
 				return 0
 
@@ -2928,7 +2928,7 @@ class depgraph(object):
 
 
 	def _show_unsatisfied_dep(self, root, atom, myparent=None, arg=None,
-		check_backtrack=False, check_autounmask_breakage=False):
+		check_backtrack=False, check_autounmask_breakage=False, show_req_use=None):
 		"""
 		When check_backtrack=True, no output is produced and
 		the method either returns or raises _backtrack_mask if
@@ -3028,7 +3028,7 @@ class depgraph(object):
 									"InvalidAtom: '%s' parent: %s" % \
 									(atom, myparent), noiselevel=-1)
 								raise
-						if not mreasons and \
+						if (not mreasons or pkg is show_req_use) and \
 							not pkg.built and \
 							pkg.metadata.get("REQUIRED_USE") and \
 							eapi_has_required_use(pkg.metadata["EAPI"]):