diff --git a/setup_board b/setup_board
index 57e969c..653612e 100755
--- a/setup_board
+++ b/setup_board
@@ -423,8 +423,22 @@
   fi
 fi
 # Setup make.globals and the profile.
+if [[ ! -e /etc/make.conf.user ]]; then
+  sudo_clobber /etc/make.conf.user <<\EOF
+# This file is useful for doing global (chroot and all board) changes.
+# Tweak emerge settings, ebuild env, etc...
+#
+# Make sure to append variables unless you really want to clobber all
+# existing settings.  e.g. You most likely want:
+#   FEATURES="${FEATURES} ..."
+#   USE="${USE} foo"
+# and *not*:
+#   USE="foo"
+#
+# This also is a good place to setup ACCEPT_LICENSE.
+EOF
+fi
 cmds=(
-  "touch /etc/make.conf.user"
   "ln -sf /etc/make.globals '${BOARD_ROOT}/etc/make.globals'"
   "ln -sf /etc/make.conf.user '${BOARD_ROOT}/etc/make.conf.user'"
   "mkdir -p '${BOARD_ROOT}/etc/portage/hooks'"