diff --git a/sci-biology/bamtools/bamtools-2.5.3.ebuild b/sci-biology/bamtools/bamtools-2.5.3.ebuild
index 7a9dd5b7532d9..41d4403226d2e 100644
--- a/sci-biology/bamtools/bamtools-2.5.3.ebuild
+++ b/sci-biology/bamtools/bamtools-2.5.3.ebuild
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if [[ ${PV} == *9999 ]]; then
 	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://github.com/pezmaster31/bamtools.git"
 else
 	SRC_URI="https://github.com/pezmaster31/${PN}/archive/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
-	KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
+	KEYWORDS="amd64 ~x86"
 fi
 
 LICENSE="MIT"