--- /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild.sh.orig	2004-01-03 21:36:25.030958544 +0100
+++ /usr/lib/portage/bin/ebuild.sh	2004-01-03 21:37:25.920701896 +0100
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 	if [ "$USERLAND" == "BSD" ]; then
 		tarvars=""
 	else
-		tarvars="--no-same-owner"	
+		tarvars="--no-same-owner --absolute-names"	
 	fi	
 
 	for x in "$@"; do