diff --git a/eclass/readme.gentoo-r1.eclass b/eclass/readme.gentoo-r1.eclass
index a9f91cb10e38a..78cbead639d34 100644
--- a/eclass/readme.gentoo-r1.eclass
+++ b/eclass/readme.gentoo-r1.eclass
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ case "${EAPI:-0}" in
 	0|1|2|3)
 		die "Unsupported EAPI=${EAPI:-0} (too old) for ${ECLASS}"
 		;;
-	4|5|6)
+	4|5|6|7)
 		;;
 	*)
 		die "Unsupported EAPI=${EAPI} (unknown) for ${ECLASS}"