diff --git a/eclass/systemd.eclass b/eclass/systemd.eclass
index ae933aad8cd33..f6cc004257c08 100644
--- a/eclass/systemd.eclass
+++ b/eclass/systemd.eclass
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 inherit toolchain-funcs
 
 case ${EAPI:-0} in
-	0|1|2|3|4|5) ;;
+	0|1|2|3|4|5|6) ;;
 	*) die "${ECLASS}.eclass API in EAPI ${EAPI} not yet established."
 esac