diff --git a/Python/future.c b/Python/future.c
index 1a2db1b..4178541 100644
--- a/Python/future.c
+++ b/Python/future.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 			continue;
 		} else if (strcmp(feature, FUTURE_UNICODE_LITERALS) == 0) {
 			continue;
+		} else if (strcmp(feature, FUTURE_BARRY_AS_BDFL) == 0) {
+			ff->ff_features |= CO_FUTURE_BARRY_AS_BDFL;
 		} else if (strcmp(feature, "braces") == 0) {
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
 					"not a chance");