diff --git a/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass b/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass
index a96afeda77f74..13e9d38c4ec28 100644
--- a/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass
+++ b/eclass/python-utils-r1.eclass
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Python/python-utils-r1
 
 case "${EAPI:-0}" in
-	0|1|2|3|4|5)
+	0|1|2|3|4|5|6)
 		;;
 	*)
 		die "Unsupported EAPI=${EAPI} (unknown) for ${ECLASS}"