diff --git a/profiles/default/package.mask b/profiles/default/package.mask
index 851d8c5f7..2e92ae6bb 100644
--- a/profiles/default/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/default/package.mask
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ sys-libs/db:6.0
 =app-text/kjots-5.0.2-r1
 =dev-python/pyxattr-0.7.1
 
-# unstable
-=dev-libs/nettle-3.5.1-r1
-
 # not all packages are still compatible
 =dev-lang/erlang-23.0
 =dev-lang/erlang-23.0.1
diff --git a/profiles/default/package.use/fix b/profiles/default/package.use/fix
index d45cb58e9..49d31e437 100644
--- a/profiles/default/package.use/fix
+++ b/profiles/default/package.use/fix
@@ -48,3 +48,6 @@ app-misc/lcd4linux -lcd_devices_curses
 
 # fix dep
 =mate-extra/caja-extensions-1.24.0 -upnp
+
+# binary package causes problems with claws-mail, rdesktop, etc. on CPU without support for this feature
+dev-libs/nettle -cpu_flags_x86_sha