diff --git a/profiles/arch/x86/package.use.stable.mask b/profiles/arch/x86/package.use.stable.mask
index e65448546f8cf..7a39da3cbf113 100644
--- a/profiles/arch/x86/package.use.stable.mask
+++ b/profiles/arch/x86/package.use.stable.mask
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 
 #--- END OF EXAMPLES ---
 
+# Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> (2024-04-30)
+# sys-block/nbdkit is not yet marked stable here
+app-emulation/libvirt nbd
+
 # Matt Turner <mattst88@gentoo.org> (2024-04-25)
 # spirv-llvm-translator is not stable on x86.
 dev-libs/libclc spirv