diff --git a/dev-python/pytest/pytest-3.6.3.ebuild b/dev-python/pytest/pytest-3.6.3.ebuild
index a1a5bc402e9ac..24cb5009b0b12 100644
--- a/dev-python/pytest/pytest-3.6.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pytest/pytest-3.6.3.ebuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SRC_URI="mirror://pypi/${PN:0:1}/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"
 
 LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
-KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~hppa ~ia64 ~ppc64 ~sparc ~x86 ~amd64-fbsd"
+KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~hppa ~ia64 ~ppc64 ~sparc ~x86 ~amd64-fbsd"
 # doc apparently requires sphinxcontrib_trio, not yet packaged
 IUSE="test" # doc