diff --git a/net-irc/atheme/metadata.xml b/net-irc/atheme/metadata.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+	<herd>net-irc</herd>
+	<use>
+		<flag name='largenet'>Enable support/tweaks for large networks</flag>
+	</use>
+</pkgmetadata>