diff --git a/dev-libs/jthread/jthread-1.3.3.ebuild b/dev-libs/jthread/jthread-1.3.3.ebuild
index 458230f1cc271..0f3556d96b536 100644
--- a/dev-libs/jthread/jthread-1.3.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/jthread/jthread-1.3.3.ebuild
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SRC_URI="http://research.edm.uhasselt.be/jori/${PN}/${P}.tar.bz2"
 
 LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0/${PV}"
-KEYWORDS="~amd64 x86"
+KEYWORDS="amd64 x86"
 
 IUSE="static-libs"