diff --git a/x11-misc/xtermcontrol/xtermcontrol-3.6.ebuild b/x11-misc/xtermcontrol/xtermcontrol-3.6.ebuild
index 650ee33561c22..c52b89e79a50c 100644
--- a/x11-misc/xtermcontrol/xtermcontrol-3.6.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/xtermcontrol/xtermcontrol-3.6.ebuild
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ SRC_URI="https://www.thrysoee.dk/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"
 
 LICENSE="GPL-2+"
 SLOT="0"
-KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 ia64 ppc sparc x86"
+KEYWORDS="alpha amd64 ia64 ppc sparc x86"
 IUSE=""