--- bin/ebuild.sh	(revision 2686)
+++ bin/ebuild.sh	(working copy)
@@ -1264,7 +1296,7 @@
 
 	if hasq multilib-strict ${FEATURES} && [ -x /usr/bin/file -a -x /usr/bin/find -a \
 	     -n "${MULTILIB_STRICT_DIRS}" -a -n "${MULTILIB_STRICT_DENY}" ]; then
-		MULTILIB_STRICT_EXEMPT=$(echo ${MULTILIB_STRICT_EXEMPT:-"(perl5|gcc|gcc-lib|debug)"} | sed -e 's:\([(|)]\):\\\1:g')
+		MULTILIB_STRICT_EXEMPT=$(echo ${MULTILIB_STRICT_EXEMPT:-"(perl5|gcc|gcc-lib|debug|portage)"} | sed -e 's:\([(|)]\):\\\1:g')
 		for dir in ${MULTILIB_STRICT_DIRS}; do
 			[ -d "${D}/${dir}" ] || continue
 			for file in $(find ${D}/${dir} -type f | grep -v "^${D}/${dir}/${MULTILIB_STRICT_EXEMPT}"); do