diff --git a/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/64le/package.mask b/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/64le/package.mask
index baff8a83c6401..b8505ecb3ab64 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/64le/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/64le/package.mask
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 # little-endian power8 ppc64 configs are provided
 -sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel
 -sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin
+-sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-modprep
 -sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel
 -virtual/dist-kernel
 
diff --git a/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/package.mask b/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/package.mask
index f4e39599e1b2b..8ba6c9aba9db5 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/powerpc/ppc64/package.mask
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ dev-java/openjfx:11
 # however users can unmask and use savedconfig feature
 sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel
 sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-bin
+sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-modprep
 sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel
 virtual/dist-kernel