diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.accept_keywords b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.accept_keywords
index 474643bf59..a97a0e6783 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.accept_keywords
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/package.accept_keywords
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 =app-crypt/rhash-1.4.2 ~arm64
 =app-emulation/open-vmdk-1.0 *
 
+# Keep versions on both arches in sync.
+=app-misc/pax-utils-1.3.7 ~amd64
+
 # Required for addressing CVE-2022-3715.
 =app-shells/bash-5.2_p15-r3 ~amd64 ~arm64