@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 pym/portage/package/ebuild/doebuild.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/pym/portage/package/ebuild/doebuild.py	
+++ a/pym/portage/package/ebuild/doebuild.py	
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ def spawn(mystring, mysettings, debug=False, free=False, droppriv=False,
 	# TODO: Enable fakeroot to be used together with droppriv.  The
 	# fake ownership/permissions will have to be converted to real
 	# permissions in the merge phase.
-	fakeroot = fakeroot and uid != 0 and portage.process.fakeroot_capable
+	fakeroot = fakeroot and portage.process.fakeroot_capable
 	portage_build_uid = os.getuid()
 	portage_build_gid = os.getgid()
 	if uid == 0 and portage_uid and portage_gid and hasattr(os, "setgroups"):
--