Index: linux-info.eclass
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/eclass/linux-info.eclass,v
retrieving revision 1.103
--- linux-info.eclass
+++ linux-info.eclass
@@ -495,7 +495,11 @@
 
 	if [[ -z ${OUTPUT_DIR} ]]; then
 		# Decide the function used to extract makefile variables.
-		local mkfunc=$(get_makefile_extract_function "${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}")
+		if [[ "${EBUILD_PHASE}" == "pretend" ]]; then
+			local mkfunc=getfilevar_noexec
+		else	
+			local mkfunc=$(get_makefile_extract_function "${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}")
+		fi
 
 		# And if we didn't pass it, we can take a nosey in the Makefile.
 		OUTPUT_DIR=$(${mkfunc} KBUILD_OUTPUT "${KERNEL_MAKEFILE}")