diff --git a/eclass/cmake-utils.eclass b/eclass/cmake-utils.eclass
index 6ae357be782b2..9e8e71eca6c9f 100644
--- a/eclass/cmake-utils.eclass
+++ b/eclass/cmake-utils.eclass
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ _CMAKE_UTILS_ECLASS=1
 # Should be set by user in a per-package basis in /etc/portage/package.env.
 
 case ${EAPI} in
-	2|3|4|5) : ;;
+	2|3|4|5|6) : ;;
 	*) die "EAPI=${EAPI:-0} is not supported" ;;
 esac