--- qtgui-4.8.4-r1.ebuild
+++ qtgui-4.8.4-r2.ebuild
@@ -215,6 +215,14 @@
 	make_desktop_entry designer Designer designer 'Qt;Development;GUIDesigner'
 	make_desktop_entry linguist Linguist linguist 'Qt;Development;Translation'
 	make_desktop_entry qtconfig 'Qt Configuration Tool' qtconfig 'Qt;Settings;DesktopSettings'
+
+	# see bug 388551
+	cat <<-EOF > "${T}"/qtgui.sh
+	export GTK2_RC_FILES=\${HOME}/.gtkrc-2.0
+	EOF
+	insinto /etc/profile.d
+	doins "${T}"/qtgui.sh
+
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
@@ -222,12 +230,4 @@
 
 	# raster is the default graphicssystem, set it on first install
 	eselect qtgraphicssystem set raster --use-old
-
-	if use gtkstyle; then
-		# see bug 388551
-		elog "For Qt's GTK style to work, you need to either export"
-		elog "the following variable into your environment:"
-		elog '  GTK2_RC_FILES="$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0"'
-		elog "or alternatively install gnome-base/libgnomeui"
-	fi
 }