diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index f59c35b681751..fdfb14f460ada 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -242,11 +242,6 @@ kde-misc/plasma-active-window-control
 # Requires >=mail-client/thunderbird-68_beta1 which is not in the tree yet
 >=x11-plugins/enigmail-2.1
 
-# Sergei Trofimovich <slyfox@gentoo.org> (2019-07-20)
-# Mask linux-headers-5.2 as it breaks at least firefox
-# and qemu. See bug #690296.
->=sys-kernel/linux-headers-5.2
-
 # Hans de Graaff <graaff@gentoo.org> (2019-07-17)
 # Mask ruby24-only slots for removal in 30 days. These slots do not
 # have any reverse dependencies. Please migrate to or use a newer slot.