diff --git a/conf/intel/portage/package.unmask b/conf/intel/portage/package.unmask
index 6ab1d82..9f33a1f 100644
--- a/conf/intel/portage/package.unmask
+++ b/conf/intel/portage/package.unmask
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ net-fs/openafs
 >=x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-275.21
 
 # test pavucontrol gtk3 support
-media-sound/pavucontrol-0.99.2
+=media-sound/pavucontrol-0.99.2