1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bin/eselect.in b/bin/eselect.in
index 4caa87e..6a0fdbc 100755
--- a/bin/eselect.in
+++ b/bin/eselect.in
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ ESELECT_VERSION="@VERSION@"
 ESELECT_BINARY_NAME="$0"
 ESELECT_KILL_TARGET="$$"
 
-# Support variables for Gentoo Prefix
-EPREFIX="@EPREFIX@"
+# Support variables for Gentoo Prefix. BROOT is hardcoded as the
+# prefix for the build host. EPREFIX defaults to the same, but can be
+# overridden at runtime when building for a different prefix.
+BROOT="@EPREFIX@"
+: ${EPREFIX="${BROOT}"}
 EROOT="${ROOT%${EPREFIX:+/}}${EPREFIX}"
 
 # Remove all alias definitions. Unset functions and variables that are