diff --git a/sci-libs/cartopy/cartopy-0.18.0.ebuild b/sci-libs/cartopy/cartopy-0.18.0.ebuild
index fbbee50514c90..d4fd00b90fcdf 100644
--- a/sci-libs/cartopy/cartopy-0.18.0.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/cartopy/cartopy-0.18.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{7..9} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 inherit distutils-r1 virtualx
 
 MY_PV=${PV/_beta/b}