diff --git a/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.2.3.ebuild b/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.2.3.ebuild
index 4762eea..92ec05c 100644
--- a/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.2.3.ebuild
+++ b/sys-auth/sssd/sssd-2.2.3.ebuild
@@ -232,6 +232,10 @@ multilib_src_install_all() {
 	keepdir /var/log/sssd
 
 	systemd_dounit "${FILESDIR}/${PN}.service"
+
+	if use python; then
+		python_foreach_impl python_optimize
+	fi
 }
 
 multilib_src_test() {