diff --git a/conf/armarch/portage/package.unmask/package.unmask b/conf/armarch/portage/package.unmask/package.unmask
index 4b843c77..419b1afd 100644
--- a/conf/armarch/portage/package.unmask/package.unmask
+++ b/conf/armarch/portage/package.unmask/package.unmask
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@
 #Unmasking orcale
 dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin
 dev-java/oracle-jre-bin
+
+# new versions currently masked in Gentoo due to ffmpeg transition, our version is not affected.
+media-tv/kodi
diff --git a/conf/intel/portage/package.unmask/00-sabayon.package.unmask b/conf/intel/portage/package.unmask/00-sabayon.package.unmask
index 086decf0..10392b5d 100644
--- a/conf/intel/portage/package.unmask/00-sabayon.package.unmask
+++ b/conf/intel/portage/package.unmask/00-sabayon.package.unmask
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@
 app-admin/calamares
 
 =x11-misc/lightdm-1.17.5::sabayon-distro
+
+# new versions currently masked in Gentoo due to ffmpeg transition, our version is not affected.
+media-tv/kodi