diff --git a/releases/portage/stages-qemu/package.use/releng/circular b/releases/portage/stages-qemu/package.use/releng/circular
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dba5609e
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+++ b/releases/portage/stages-qemu/package.use/releng/circular
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+# this makes only a difference for the "desktop" stages
+dev-lang/python -bluetooth
diff --git a/releases/portage/stages/package.use/releng/circular b/releases/portage/stages/package.use/releng/circular
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dba5609e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases/portage/stages/package.use/releng/circular
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# this makes only a difference for the "desktop" stages
+dev-lang/python -bluetooth