diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/eclass/java-utils-2.eclass b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/eclass/java-utils-2.eclass
index 20d189ff8c..8b4e4ea8ee 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/eclass/java-utils-2.eclass
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/eclass/java-utils-2.eclass
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # java@gentoo.org
 # @AUTHOR:
 # Thomas Matthijs <axxo@gentoo.org>, Karl Trygve Kalleberg <karltk@gentoo.org>
-# @SUPPORTED_EAPIS: 8
+# @SUPPORTED_EAPIS: 8 9
 # @BLURB: Base eclass for Java packages
 # @DESCRIPTION:
 # This eclass provides functionality which is used by java-pkg-2.eclass and
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if [[ -z ${_JAVA_UTILS_2_ECLASS} ]] ; then
 _JAVA_UTILS_2_ECLASS=1
 
 case ${EAPI} in
-	8) ;;
+	8|9) ;;
 	*) die "${ECLASS}: EAPI ${EAPI:-0} not supported" ;;
 esac
 
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@ etestng() {
 java-utils-2_src_prepare() {
 	# have default_src_prepare starting from EAPI 9, see https://bugs.gentoo.org/780585
 	case ${EAPI} in
-		[78]) eapply_user ;;
+		8) eapply_user ;;
 		*) default_src_prepare ;;
 	esac