--- sets.conf.orig	2009-12-24 01:32:35.000000000 +0100
+++ sets.conf	2009-12-24 01:29:23.000000000 +0100
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 [usersets]
 class = portage.sets.files.StaticFileSet
 multiset = true
-directory = /etc/portage/sets
+directory =  %(PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT)setc/portage/sets
 
 # Set to rebuild all packages that need a preserved lib that only remains due
 # to FEATURES=preserve-libs