--- mnt/net/portage/eclass/eutils.eclass.old	2009-03-15 07:14:13.000000000 -0600
+++ usr/portage/eclass/eutils.eclass	2009-03-15 07:14:22.000000000 -0600
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@
 		;;
 
 	*)
+		#Let groupadd consult login.defs for system GID range
+		opts="${opts} -r"
 		groupadd ${opts} ${egroup} || die "enewgroup failed"
 		;;
 	esac