diff --git a/pym/_emerge/resolver/output.py b/pym/_emerge/resolver/output.py
index 0f2111f..6ae022e 100644
--- a/pym/_emerge/resolver/output.py
+++ b/pym/_emerge/resolver/output.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 from portage import _unicode_decode
 from portage.dbapi.dep_expand import dep_expand
 from portage.dep import cpvequal, _repo_separator
+from portage.eapi import _get_eapi_attrs
 from portage.exception import InvalidDependString, SignatureException
+from portage.package.ebuild.config import _get_feature_flags
 from portage.package.ebuild._spawn_nofetch import spawn_nofetch
 from portage.output import ( blue, colorize, create_color_func,
 	darkblue, darkgreen, green, nc_len, teal)
@@ -247,14 +249,15 @@
 
 		use_expand = sorted(self.use_expand)
 		use_expand.insert(0, "USE")
+		feature_flags = _get_feature_flags(_get_eapi_attrs(pkg.metadata["EAPI"]))
 
 		for key in use_expand:
 			if key in self.use_expand_hidden:
 				continue
-			self.verboseadd += _create_use_string(pkg, self.conf, key.upper(),
+			self.verboseadd += _create_use_string(self.conf, key.upper(),
 				cur_iuse_map[key], iuse_forced[key],
 				cur_use_map[key], old_iuse_map[key],
-				old_use_map[key], self.is_new,
+				old_use_map[key], self.is_new, feature_flags,
 				reinst_flags_map.get(key))
 		return
 
diff --git a/pym/_emerge/resolver/output_helpers.py b/pym/_emerge/resolver/output_helpers.py
index 23b056c..7016ec2 100644
--- a/pym/_emerge/resolver/output_helpers.py
+++ b/pym/_emerge/resolver/output_helpers.py
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@
 from portage import os
 from portage import _encodings, _unicode_encode
 from portage._sets.base import InternalPackageSet
-from portage.eapi import _get_eapi_attrs
 from portage.output import (blue, bold, colorize, create_color_func,
 	green, red, teal, turquoise, yellow)
 bad = create_color_func("BAD")
-from portage.package.ebuild.config import _get_feature_flags
 from portage.util import shlex_split, writemsg
 from portage.util.SlotObject import SlotObject
 from portage.versions import catpkgsplit
@@ -248,9 +246,9 @@
 		mystr=mystr[:mycount]+","+mystr[mycount:]
 	return mystr+" kB"
 
-def _create_use_string(pkg, conf, name, cur_iuse, iuse_forced, cur_use,
+def _create_use_string(conf, name, cur_iuse, iuse_forced, cur_use,
 	old_iuse, old_use,
-	is_new, reinst_flags):
+	is_new, feature_flags, reinst_flags):
 
 	if not conf.print_use_string:
 		return ""
@@ -268,7 +266,7 @@
 	any_iuse = cur_iuse.union(old_iuse)
 	any_iuse = list(any_iuse)
 	any_iuse.sort()
-	feature_flags = _get_feature_flags(_get_eapi_attrs(pkg.metadata["EAPI"]))
+
 	for flag in any_iuse:
 		flag_str = None
 		isEnabled = False