diff --git a/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.1.21.ebuild b/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.1.21.ebuild
index c2bf734321d2f..22f16fa8bfb09 100644
--- a/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.1.21.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/musl/musl-1.1.21.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2019 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=7
+EAPI=6
 
 inherit eutils flag-o-matic multilib toolchain-funcs
 if [[ ${PV} == "9999" ]] ; then
diff --git a/sys-libs/musl/musl-9999.ebuild b/sys-libs/musl/musl-9999.ebuild
index c2bf734321d2f..22f16fa8bfb09 100644
--- a/sys-libs/musl/musl-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/musl/musl-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2019 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=7
+EAPI=6
 
 inherit eutils flag-o-matic multilib toolchain-funcs
 if [[ ${PV} == "9999" ]] ; then