diff --git a/dev-python/pyyaml/pyyaml-3.12.ebuild b/dev-python/pyyaml/pyyaml-3.12.ebuild
index c3b3bc1a950d8..3a8725e1446d1 100644
--- a/dev-python/pyyaml/pyyaml-3.12.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/pyyaml/pyyaml-3.12.ebuild
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5} pypy pypy3 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} pypy pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1