diff --git a/profiles/base/package.use.mask b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
index be29ed7030c11..916586699c64c 100644
--- a/profiles/base/package.use.mask
+++ b/profiles/base/package.use.mask
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ kde-plasma/plasma-workspace prison
 
 # Alon Bar-Lev <alonbl@gentoo.org> (23 Sep 2016)
 # Mask qt5 until kde ports
-app-crypt/gpgme qt5
+app-crypt/gpgme cxx qt5
 
 # Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> (22 Sep 2016)
 # Dependency is only keyworded on amd64 and x86