diff --git a/sci-biology/emboss/emboss-6.6.0-r2.ebuild b/sci-biology/emboss/emboss-6.6.0-r3.ebuild
similarity index 94%
rename from sci-biology/emboss/emboss-6.6.0-r2.ebuild
rename to sci-biology/emboss/emboss-6.6.0-r3.ebuild
index 79d3034a0985c..5a43c0ff89ef5 100644
--- a/sci-biology/emboss/emboss-6.6.0-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sci-biology/emboss/emboss-6.6.0-r3.ebuild
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ src_install() {
 	# bug #115446). This change is documented in "README.gentoo".
 	mv "${ED}"/usr/share/EMBOSS/data/CODONS{,.orig} \
 		|| die "Failed to move CODON directory"
+
+	# collision with dev-texlive/texlive-latexextra, bug #927976
+	mv "${ED}"/usr/bin/{,emboss-}wordcount || die
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {