diff --git a/profiles/base/package.use.mask b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
index 3e87f3085150a..0c4b7b52f7997 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.use.mask
+++ b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 # This file is only for generic masks. For arch-specific masks (i.e.
 # mask everywhere, unmask on arch/*) use arch/base.
 
+# Alfredo Tupone <tupone@gentoo.org> (24 Oct 2018)
+# jit brokes build of gnat-gpl
+dev-lang/gnat-gpl jit
+
 # Pacho Ramos <pacho@gento.org> (21 Oct 2018)
 # splashutils is being removed
 sys-power/suspend fbsplash