diff --git a/eclass/savedconfig.eclass b/eclass/savedconfig.eclass
index 0271104..4b046a0 100644
--- a/eclass/savedconfig.eclass
+++ b/eclass/savedconfig.eclass
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ save_config() {
 			fi
 			;;
 		*)
-			dodir "${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}"/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PF}
-			treecopy $* "${D}/${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}"/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PF} \
+			dodir /etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PF}
+			treecopy $* "${D}"/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PF} \
 					|| die "Failed to save $1"
 	esac
 	elog "Your configuration for ${CATEGORY}/${PF} has been saved in "
-	elog "/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PF} for your editing pleasure."
+	elog "${ROOT}etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PF} for your editing pleasure."
 	elog "You can edit these files by hand and remerge this package with"
 	elog "USE=savedconfig to customise the configuration."
 	elog "You can rename this file/directory to one of the following for"
 	elog "its configuration to apply to multiple versions:"
-	elog '${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/'
+	elog '${ROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/'
 	elog '[${CTARGET}|${CHOST}|""]/${CATEGORY}/[${PF}|${P}|${PN}]'
 }
 
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ save_config() {
 #
 # Config files can be laid out as:
 # @CODE
-# ${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CTARGET}/${CATEGORY}/${PF}
-# ${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CHOST}/${CATEGORY}/${PF}
-# ${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PF}
-# ${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CTARGET}/${CATEGORY}/${P}
-# ${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CHOST}/${CATEGORY}/${P}
-# ${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${P}
-# ${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CTARGET}/${CATEGORY}/${PN}
-# ${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CHOST}/${CATEGORY}/${PN}
-# ${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PN}
+# ${ROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CTARGET}/${CATEGORY}/${PF}
+# ${ROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CHOST}/${CATEGORY}/${PF}
+# ${ROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PF}
+# ${ROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CTARGET}/${CATEGORY}/${P}
+# ${ROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CHOST}/${CATEGORY}/${P}
+# ${ROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${P}
+# ${ROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CTARGET}/${CATEGORY}/${PN}
+# ${ROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CHOST}/${CATEGORY}/${PN}
+# ${ROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PN}
 # @CODE
 restore_config() {
 	use savedconfig || return
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ restore_config() {
 		*) die "Bad package!  restore_config only for use in src_{unpack,compile,configure,prepare} functions!" ;;
 	esac
 	local found check configfile
-	local base=${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig
+	local base=${ROOT}etc/portage/savedconfig
 	for check in {${CATEGORY}/${PF},${CATEGORY}/${P},${CATEGORY}/${PN}}; do
 		configfile=${base}/${CTARGET}/${check}
 		[[ -r ${configfile} ]] || configfile=${base}/${CHOST}/${check}
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ restore_config() {
 			die "Reading config files failed"
 		fi
 		ewarn "No saved config to restore - please remove USE=savedconfig or"
-		ewarn "provide a configuration file in ${PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PN}"
+		ewarn "provide a configuration file in ${ROOT}/etc/portage/savedconfig/${CATEGORY}/${PN}"
 		ewarn "Your config file(s) will not be used this time"
 	fi
 }