diff --git a/cnf/make.conf b/cnf/make.conf
index 7dcfbb9..7a6bff5 100644
--- a/cnf/make.conf
+++ b/cnf/make.conf
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 #
 # PORTDIR is the location of the portage tree. This is the repository
 #     for all profile information as well as all ebuilds. If you change
-#     this, you must update your /etc/make.profile symlink accordingly.
+#     this, you must update your /etc/portage/make.profile symlink accordingly.
 #     ***Warning***
 #     Data stored inside PORTDIR is in peril of being overwritten or deleted by
 #     the emerge --sync command. The default value of PORTAGE_RSYNC_OPTS
diff --git a/man/emerge.1 b/man/emerge.1
index 6793490..a25c573 100644
--- a/man/emerge.1
+++ b/man/emerge.1
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@
 Contains settings to handle automatic updates/backups of configuration 
 files.
 .TP
-.B /etc/make.profile/make.defaults
+.B /etc/portage/make.profile/make.defaults
 Contains profile\-specific variables for the build process.  \fBDo not
 edit this file\fR.
 .TP
@@ -1091,11 +1091,11 @@
 Contains the master list of USE flags with descriptions of their
 functions.  \fBDo not edit this file\fR.
 .TP
-.B /etc/make.profile/virtuals
+.B /etc/portage/make.profile/virtuals
 Contains a list of default packages used to resolve virtual dependencies.
 \fBDo not edit this file\fR.
 .TP
-.B /etc/make.profile/packages
+.B /etc/portage/make.profile/packages
 Contains a list of packages used for the base system.  The \fBsystem\fR
 and \fBworld\fR sets consult this file.  \fBDo not edit this file\fR.
 .TP
diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5
index d9babe1..e2a16a5 100644
--- a/man/make.conf.5
+++ b/man/make.conf.5
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 If no setting is found in the make.conf files, Portage checks
 make.globals. If no
 setting is found there, the profile's default setting is grabbed
-from /etc/make.profile/make.defaults. Please note that all user
+from /etc/portage/make.profile/make.defaults. Please note that all user
 settings should be made in the environment or in the make.conf
 files, which are intended to be customized by the user.
 .br
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@
 \fBPORTDIR\fR = \fI[path]\fR
 Defines the location of the Portage tree. This is the repository for all
 profile information as well as all ebuilds. If you change this, you must update
-your /etc/make.profile symlink accordingly.
+your /etc/portage/make.profile symlink accordingly.
 .br
 Defaults to /usr/portage. 
 .br
diff --git a/man/portage.5 b/man/portage.5
index fc36ddb..49f8dcd 100644
--- a/man/portage.5
+++ b/man/portage.5
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 .BR make.conf (5)
 .fi
 .TP
-\fB/etc/make.profile/\fR or \fB/etc/portage/make.profile/\fR
+\fB/etc/portage/make.profile/\fR or \fB/etc/make.profile/\fR
 site\-specific overrides go in \fB/etc/portage/profile/\fR
 .nf
 deprecated
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 package-specific bashrc files
 .TP
 .BR /etc/portage/profile/
-site-specific overrides of \fB/etc/make.profile/\fR
+site-specific overrides of \fB/etc/portage/make.profile/\fR
 .TP
 .BR /etc/portage/sets/
 user\-defined package sets
@@ -201,18 +201,18 @@
 The global custom settings for Portage.  See \fBmake.conf\fR(5).
 .RE
 .TP
-\fB/etc/make.profile/\fR or \fB/etc/portage/make.profile/\fR
+\fB/etc/portage/make.profile/\fR or \fB/etc/make.profile/\fR
 This is usually just a symlink to the correct profile in 
 \fB/usr/portage/profiles/\fR.  Since it is part of the portage tree, it 
 may easily be updated/regenerated by running `emerge \-\-sync`.  It defines 
 what a profile is (usually arch specific stuff).  If you need a custom 
-profile, then you should make your own \fB/etc/make.profile/\fR 
+profile, then you should make your own \fBmake.profile\fR 
 directory and populate it.  However, if you just wish to override some 
 settings, use \fB/etc/portage/profile/\fR (it supports all of the same file
-types that \fB/etc/make.profile/\fR does, except parent). Do NOT edit the
-settings in \fB/etc/make.profile/\fR because they WILL be lost with the next
-`emerge \-\-sync`. If both \fB/etc/make.profile/\fR and
-\fB/etc/portage/make.profile/\fR exist, then \fB/etc/make.profile/\fR
+types that \fBmake.profile\fR does, except parent). Do NOT edit the
+settings in \fBmake.profile\fR because they WILL be lost with the next
+`emerge \-\-sync`. If both \fB/etc/portage/make.profile/\fR and
+\fB/etc/make.profile/\fR exist, then \fB/etc/portage/make.profile/\fR
 will be preferred.
 
 Any file in this directory, directories of other profiles or top-level
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@
 .nf
 default-linux/x86/2005.0
 # emerge -n '>=sys-apps/portage-2.0.51'
-# rm -f /etc/make.profile
-# ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/alpha/2005.0 /etc/make.profile
+# rm -f /etc/portage/make.profile
+# ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/alpha/2005.0 /etc/portage/make.profile
 .fi
 .TP
 .BR eapi
diff --git a/pym/_emerge/Scheduler.py b/pym/_emerge/Scheduler.py
index 9f1c86e..795f503 100644
--- a/pym/_emerge/Scheduler.py
+++ b/pym/_emerge/Scheduler.py
@@ -653,10 +653,11 @@
 				if value and value.strip():
 					continue
 				msg = _("%(var)s is not set... "
-					"Are you missing the '%(configroot)setc/make.profile' symlink? "
+					"Are you missing the '%(configroot)s%(profile_path)s' symlink? "
 					"Is the symlink correct? "
 					"Is your portage tree complete?") % \
-					{"var": var, "configroot": settings["PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT"]}
+					{"var": var, "configroot": settings["PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT"],
+					"profile_path": portage.const.PROFILE_PATH}
 
 				out = portage.output.EOutput()
 				for line in textwrap.wrap(msg, 70):
diff --git a/pym/portage/const.py b/pym/portage/const.py
index 3b8e350..1ebfdc8 100644
--- a/pym/portage/const.py
+++ b/pym/portage/const.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 EBUILD_SH_ENV_DIR        = USER_CONFIG_PATH + "/env"
 CUSTOM_MIRRORS_FILE      = USER_CONFIG_PATH + "/mirrors"
 COLOR_MAP_FILE           = USER_CONFIG_PATH + "/color.map"
-PROFILE_PATH             = "etc/make.profile"
+PROFILE_PATH             = USER_CONFIG_PATH + "/make.profile"
 MAKE_DEFAULTS_FILE       = PROFILE_PATH + "/make.defaults"  # FIXME: not used
 DEPRECATED_PROFILE_FILE  = PROFILE_PATH + "/deprecated"
 
diff --git a/pym/portage/package/ebuild/_config/LocationsManager.py b/pym/portage/package/ebuild/_config/LocationsManager.py
index f7a1177..365d507 100644
--- a/pym/portage/package/ebuild/_config/LocationsManager.py
+++ b/pym/portage/package/ebuild/_config/LocationsManager.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 				self.profile_path = self.config_profile_path
 			else:
 				self.config_profile_path = \
-					os.path.join(self.abs_user_config, 'make.profile')
+					os.path.join(self.config_root, 'etc', 'make.profile')
 				if os.path.isdir(self.config_profile_path):
 					self.profile_path = self.config_profile_path
 				else:
diff --git a/pym/portage/package/ebuild/config.py b/pym/portage/package/ebuild/config.py
index 8f3b59b..ffebd22 100644
--- a/pym/portage/package/ebuild/config.py
+++ b/pym/portage/package/ebuild/config.py
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@
 
 		if profile_broken:
 			abs_profile_path = None
-			for x in (PROFILE_PATH, 'etc/portage/make.profile'):
+			for x in (PROFILE_PATH, 'etc/make.profile'):
 				x = os.path.join(self["PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT"], x)
 				try:
 					os.lstat(x)