--- /usr/portage/net-misc/dhcp/files/dhcpd.init2        2009-07-09 14:45:22.000000000 +0000
+++ /etc/init.d/dhcpd   2009-08-19 16:33:40.000000000 +0000
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 }
 
 checkconfig() {
-       /usr/sbin/dhcpd -cf ${DHCPD_CHROOT}/${DHCPD_CONF} -t 1>/dev/null 2>&1
+       /usr/sbin/dhcpd -cf ${DHCPD_CONF} ${DHCPD_CHROOT:+-chroot} ${DHCPD_CHROOT} -t 1>/dev/null 2>&1
        ret=$?
        if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
                eerror "${SVCNAME} has detected a syntax error in your configuration files:"
-               /usr/sbin/dhcpd -cf ${DHCPD_CHROOT}/${DHCPD_CONF} -t
+               /usr/sbin/dhcpd -cf ${DHCPD_CONF} ${DHCPD_CHROOT:+-chroot} ${DHCPD_CHROOT} -t
        fi
 
        return $ret