diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index 658702095484f..e3ee0401ec49a 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 
 #--- END OF EXAMPLES ---
 
+# Michael Palimaka <kensington@gentoo.org> (22 Feb 2017)
+# Fails to build. Dead upstream.
+# Masked for removal in 30 days. Bug #520890.
+x11-misc/xrmap
+
 # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (22 Feb 2017)
 # The Ada subsystem in Gentoo is not maintained for a long time.
 # Therefore, it is being reduced to the minimal set of packages needed.