diff --git a/pym/portage/dbapi/bintree.py b/pym/portage/dbapi/bintree.py
index 24500b5..9b2b03c 100644
--- a/pym/portage/dbapi/bintree.py
+++ b/pym/portage/dbapi/bintree.py
@@ -579,6 +579,9 @@
 						continue
 					if not myfile.endswith(SUPPORTED_XPAK_EXTENSIONS):
 						continue
+					# Filter out FEATURES=separatedebug archives.
+					if myfile.endswith('.debug.tbz2'):
+						continue
 					mypath = os.path.join(mydir, myfile)
 					full_path = os.path.join(self.pkgdir, mypath)
 					s = os.lstat(full_path)
@@ -674,6 +677,9 @@
 							invalid_name = True
 						else:
 							mypkg = mypkg[:-len(str(build_id))-1]
+					elif myfile.endswith('.debug.tbz2'):
+						# Files generated by FEATURES=separatedebug.
+						continue
 					elif myfile != mypf + ".tbz2":
 						invalid_name = True