diff --git a/dev-python/characteristic/characteristic-14.3.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/characteristic/characteristic-14.3.0-r1.ebuild
index 5ef4bb1c07f1a..e0f24b01e2eb1 100644
--- a/dev-python/characteristic/characteristic-14.3.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/characteristic/characteristic-14.3.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=5
+EAPI=6
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5} pypy )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy )
 
 inherit distutils-r1