diff --git a/dev-util/kdevelop/kdevelop-5.4.2.ebuild b/dev-util/kdevelop/kdevelop-5.4.2.ebuild
index ea3d618226aa1..4fe926d9971ed 100644
--- a/dev-util/kdevelop/kdevelop-5.4.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/kdevelop/kdevelop-5.4.2.ebuild
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ VIRTUALX_REQUIRED="test"
 inherit kde5
 
 if [[ ${KDE_BUILD_TYPE} = release ]]; then
-	KEYWORDS="~amd64 x86"
+	KEYWORDS="amd64 x86"
 fi
 
 DESCRIPTION="Integrated Development Environment, supporting KF5/Qt, C/C++ and much more"