diff --git a/sys-firmware/intel-microcode/intel-microcode-20171117-r1.ebuild b/sys-firmware/intel-microcode/intel-microcode-20171117-r1.ebuild
index f58fcaea14a3f..17e267c7816e5 100644
--- a/sys-firmware/intel-microcode/intel-microcode-20171117-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-firmware/intel-microcode/intel-microcode-20171117-r1.ebuild
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SRC_URI="http://downloadmirror.intel.com/${NUM}/eng/microcode-${PV}.tgz"
 
 LICENSE="intel-ucode"
 SLOT="0"
-KEYWORDS="-* ~amd64 ~x86"
+KEYWORDS="-* amd64 x86"
 IUSE="initramfs +split-ucode"
 REQUIRED_USE="|| ( initramfs split-ucode )"