diff --git a/dev-python/backports/backports-1.0.ebuild b/dev-python/backports/backports-1.0.ebuild
index 3fa60ea9dcdd9..d1a114a0f36ca 100644
--- a/dev-python/backports/backports-1.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/backports/backports-1.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # $Id$
 
 EAPI=5
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5} pypy )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy )
 
 inherit distutils-r1