diff --git a/dev-libs/xapian-bindings/xapian-bindings-1.2.23.ebuild b/dev-libs/xapian-bindings/xapian-bindings-1.2.23.ebuild
index 12bd026140998..bf94b16dcd8d0 100644
--- a/dev-libs/xapian-bindings/xapian-bindings-1.2.23.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/xapian-bindings/xapian-bindings-1.2.23.ebuild
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ EAPI="5"
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads"
 
-USE_PHP="php5-5"
+USE_PHP="php5-5 php5-6"
 
 PHP_EXT_NAME="xapian"
 PHP_EXT_INI="yes"