diff --git a/dev-python/nltk/nltk-3.2.3.ebuild b/dev-python/nltk/nltk-3.2.3.ebuild
index 0f43571d84cf8..73d2d6275cb9a 100644
--- a/dev-python/nltk/nltk-3.2.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nltk/nltk-3.2.3.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI="6"
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_5,3_6} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{5,6} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="sqlite,tk?,xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
diff --git a/dev-python/nltk/nltk-3.2.5.ebuild b/dev-python/nltk/nltk-3.2.5.ebuild
index 748ae3d791849..14b84af2466b7 100644
--- a/dev-python/nltk/nltk-3.2.5.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/nltk/nltk-3.2.5.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI="6"
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_5,3_6} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{5,6} )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="sqlite,tk?,xml(+)"
 
 inherit distutils-r1