@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 pym/_emerge/actions.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--- a/pym/_emerge/actions.py	
+++ a/pym/_emerge/actions.py	
@@ -3825,8 +3825,8 @@ def run_action(emerge_config):
 	# check if root user is the current user for the actions where emerge needs this
 	if portage.data.secpass < 2:
 		# We've already allowed "--version" and "--help" above.
-		if "--pretend" not in emerge_config.opts and \
-			emerge_config.action not in ("search", "info"):
+		if not "fakeroot" in emerge_config.target_config.settings.features and "--pretend" not in \
+                   emerge_config.opts and emerge_config.action not in ("search", "info"):
 			need_superuser = emerge_config.action in ('clean', 'depclean',
 				'deselect', 'prune', 'unmerge') or not \
 				(fetchonly or \
--