diff --git a/dev-python/mecab-python/mecab-python-0.996.ebuild b/dev-python/mecab-python/mecab-python-0.996.ebuild
index b7acde88c4795..e69f2dc6c99e2 100644
--- a/dev-python/mecab-python/mecab-python-0.996.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/mecab-python/mecab-python-0.996.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2020 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI="6"
+EAPI="7"
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1