diff --git a/sys-apps/kmscon/metadata.xml b/sys-apps/kmscon/metadata.xml
index 2bee610e35666..94d468467607a 100644
--- a/sys-apps/kmscon/metadata.xml
+++ b/sys-apps/kmscon/metadata.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 		<flag name="fbdev">Enable Linux FBDev for backend</flag>
 		<flag name="freetype">Enable freetype2 renderer</flag>
 		<flag name="pango">Enable pango font rendering</flag>
-		<flag name="pixman">Enable pixman font rendering</flag>
 		<flag name="systemd">Enable multiseat support via systemd</flag>
 	</use>
 	<upstream>