diff --git a/modules/profile.eselect b/modules/profile.eselect
index de85f90..c97fb23 100644
--- a/modules/profile.eselect
+++ b/modules/profile.eselect
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ remove_symlink() {
 
 # set the make.profile symlink
 set_symlink() {
-	local target=$1 force=$2 targets arch parch repo repopath
+	local target=$1 force=$2 targets arch parch repo repopath status
 
 	if is_number "${target}"; then
 		targets=( $(find_targets) )
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ set_symlink() {
 		target=${targets[target-1]}
 		repo=${target%%::*}; target=${target#*::}
 		repopath=${target%%::*}; target=${target#*::}
+		status=${target#*::}; status=${status%%::*}
 		target=${target%%::*}
+		if [[ ${status} == exp && -z ${force} ]]; then
+			write_error_msg "Profile ${target} is experimental"
+			die -q "Refusing to select experimental profile without --force"
+		fi
 	elif [[ -n ${target} ]]; then
 		# if the profile was explicitly specified (rather than a number)
 		# double check and make sure it's valid