diff --git a/dev-python/backports/backports-1.0.ebuild b/dev-python/backports/backports-1.0-r1.ebuild
similarity index 91%
rename from dev-python/backports/backports-1.0.ebuild
rename to dev-python/backports/backports-1.0-r1.ebuild
index ac529fb3e1059..76c5d6cc21661 100644
--- a/dev-python/backports/backports-1.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/backports/backports-1.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 EAPI=7
 
 DISTUTILS_USE_SETUPTOOLS=no
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8} pypy3 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1