--- portage.py.orig	2005-03-01 05:52:37.000000000 +0200
+++ portage.py	2005-03-01 05:52:43.000000000 +0200
@@ -6064,7 +6064,7 @@ class dblink:
 				# upgraded. We effectively only want one half of the config protection
 				# functionality for /lib/modules. For portage-ng both capabilities
 				# should be able to be independently specified.
-				if self.isprotected(obj) or ((len(obj) > len(modprotect)) and (obj[0:len(modprotect)]==modprotect)):
+				if (len(obj) > len(modprotect)) and (obj[0:len(modprotect)]==modprotect):
 					print "--- cfgpro "+str(pkgfiles[obj][0]), obj
 					continue