diff --git a/sbin/gentoo-upgrade.sh b/sbin/gentoo-upgrade.sh
index b12d146..21e4865 100755
--- a/sbin/gentoo-upgrade.sh
+++ b/sbin/gentoo-upgrade.sh
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ if [ $STAGE_CNT -eq $STAGE ]; then
                         [ 0 -ne $? ] && echo "Stage $STAGE: eclean -d distfiles failed ;-( =======" && exit $STAGE
                 fi
         fi
+        PORTAGE_TMPDIR=$(emerge --info --color=n | grep --color=never PORTAGE_TMPDIR | cut -d\" -f2)
         [ -z "${PORTAGE_TMPDIR}" ] && PORTAGE_TMPDIR=/var/tmp
         rm -rf "${PORTAGE_TMPDIR}"/portage/*
         [ 0 -ne $? ] && echo "Stage $STAGE: rm -rf "${PORTAGE_TMPDIR}"/portage/* failed ;-( =======" && exit $STAGE