diff --git a/gnome-extra/cinnamon/cinnamon-3.6.6-r2.ebuild b/gnome-extra/cinnamon/cinnamon-3.6.6-r2.ebuild
index ea7b3ca609823..504464fac2ab5 100644
--- a/gnome-extra/cinnamon/cinnamon-3.6.6-r2.ebuild
+++ b/gnome-extra/cinnamon/cinnamon-3.6.6-r2.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 GNOME2_LA_PUNT="yes"
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_4,3_5} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_4,3_5,3_6} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="xml"
 
 inherit autotools eutils flag-o-matic gnome2 multilib pax-utils python-r1