diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.keywords b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.keywords
index 59d6fabc..83ab2eef 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.keywords
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-hell/packages.db.keywords
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 sys-apps/portage ~x86 ~amd64
 dev-lang/python:3.3 ~x86 ~amd64
+
+# GNOME 3.12 mask
+>=sys-power/upower-0.99.0 ~x86 ~amd64
diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.keywords b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.keywords
index 59d6fabc..83ab2eef 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.keywords
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayon-limbo/packages.db.keywords
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 sys-apps/portage ~x86 ~amd64
 dev-lang/python:3.3 ~x86 ~amd64
+
+# GNOME 3.12 mask
+>=sys-power/upower-0.99.0 ~x86 ~amd64
diff --git a/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.keywords b/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.keywords
index 59d6fabc..83ab2eef 100644
--- a/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.keywords
+++ b/conf/intel/repo/sabayonlinux.org/packages.db.keywords
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 sys-apps/portage ~x86 ~amd64
 dev-lang/python:3.3 ~x86 ~amd64
+
+# GNOME 3.12 mask
+>=sys-power/upower-0.99.0 ~x86 ~amd64