diff --git a/bin/ebuild-helpers/doins b/bin/ebuild-helpers/doins
index 93052c2..9f00978 100755
--- a/bin/ebuild-helpers/doins
+++ b/bin/ebuild-helpers/doins
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ else
 	DOINSRECUR=n
 fi
 
+if ___eapi_has_doins_double_hyphen && [[ "$1" == "--" ]] ; then
+	shift
+fi
+
 if ! ___eapi_has_prefix_variables; then
 	export ED="${D}"
 fi