diff --git a/dev-python/mpi4py/mpi4py-2.0.0.ebuild b/dev-python/mpi4py/mpi4py-2.0.0.ebuild
index 7b2bf2de16bcf..730cbd92b6ebd 100644
--- a/dev-python/mpi4py/mpi4py-2.0.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/mpi4py/mpi4py-2.0.0.ebuild
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=5
+EAPI=6
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{4,5,6} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1