diff --git a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.3.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.3.0-r1.ebuild
index 0d7dbfde1dc96..ec19078173120 100644
--- a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.3.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.3.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 # pypy fails tests; pypy3 fails even running tests
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1