diff --git a/metadata/qa-policy.conf b/metadata/qa-policy.conf
index 4ba561f4cce0e..4ba634a40fb5d 100644
--- a/metadata/qa-policy.conf
+++ b/metadata/qa-policy.conf
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ autotools-multilib = multilib-minimal
 autotools-utils = (none)
 base = (none)
 epatch = (eapply since EAPI 6)
+eutils = (split into several eclasses)
 fdo-mime = xdg-utils
 games = (none)
 ltprune = (inline find ... -delete)