diff --git a/package_mask.conf b/package_mask.conf
index e2b0281..b90d396 100644
--- a/package_mask.conf
+++ b/package_mask.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #>=media-libs/freetype-2.6.4
 
 # incompatible with signal
->=dev-lang/node-9
+#>=dev-lang/node-9
 
 # keruspe committing broken crap
 >=virtual/mysql-8.0