diff --git a/dev-python/btrfsutil/btrfsutil-6.8.1.ebuild b/dev-python/btrfsutil/btrfsutil-6.8.1.ebuild
index 6da2d87766a85..29bf098bb9e07 100644
--- a/dev-python/btrfsutil/btrfsutil-6.8.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/btrfsutil/btrfsutil-6.8.1.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ EAPI=8
 
 DISTUTILS_EXT=1
 DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..13} )
+# py3.13: https://github.com/kdave/btrfs-progs/issues/838
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..12} )
 VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/dsterba.asc
 
 inherit distutils-r1 verify-sig
diff --git a/dev-python/btrfsutil/btrfsutil-6.9.ebuild b/dev-python/btrfsutil/btrfsutil-6.9.ebuild
index 15d87b1437163..ea175591c6b19 100644
--- a/dev-python/btrfsutil/btrfsutil-6.9.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/btrfsutil/btrfsutil-6.9.ebuild
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ EAPI=8
 
 DISTUTILS_EXT=1
 DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..13} )
+# py3.13: https://github.com/kdave/btrfs-progs/issues/838
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..12} )
 VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/dsterba.asc
 
 inherit distutils-r1 verify-sig