diff --git a/sys-process/iotop/iotop-0.6.ebuild b/sys-process/iotop/iotop-0.6.ebuild
index 72389aefe085b..99eeef40f9a38 100644
--- a/sys-process/iotop/iotop-0.6.ebuild
+++ b/sys-process/iotop/iotop-0.6.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="ncurses(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 linux-info