diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/roles/compatibility_layer/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/playbooks/roles/compatibility_layer/defaults/main.yml
index 58cb21a..32c72b8 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/roles/compatibility_layer/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/roles/compatibility_layer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ prefix_remove_packages:
   - dev-lang/rust-bin
   - dev-python/setuptools-rust
   - dev-util/cmake
+  - dev-util/hermes
   - dev-util/ninja
   - virtual/rust