diff --git a/sci-electronics/xcircuit/xcircuit-3.9.73.ebuild b/sci-electronics/xcircuit/xcircuit-3.9.73.ebuild
index 8a82366d2a51c..62140eb5a2260 100644
--- a/sci-electronics/xcircuit/xcircuit-3.9.73.ebuild
+++ b/sci-electronics/xcircuit/xcircuit-3.9.73.ebuild
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ HOMEPAGE="http://opencircuitdesign.com/xcircuit"
 
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
-KEYWORDS="~amd64 ppc x86"
+KEYWORDS="amd64 ppc x86"
 IUSE="tcl"
 
 DEPEND="