=== modified file 'stagebuilder.prolog'
--- stagebuilder.prolog	2011-11-25 02:09:09 +0000
+++ stagebuilder.prolog	2011-11-25 02:05:34 +0000
@@ -450,8 +450,7 @@
 configure_gentoo_packages(Dir, Packages) -->
     {join(' ', Packages, PackagesJoined)},
     [ comment('configure packages: ' + PackagesJoined),
-      echo_append('USE="' + JoinedUse + '"', Make_conf),
-      run([mkdir, '-p', Dir +/+ 'etc/portage/'])
+      echo_append('USE="' + JoinedUse + '"', Make_conf)
     ],
     { format_package_use(Packages, JoinedUse),
       gentoo_package_echos(Packages, Dir, Commands),