diff --git a/metadata/layout.conf b/metadata/layout.conf
index e817798..439548b 100644
--- a/metadata/layout.conf
+++ b/metadata/layout.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# we inerhit eclasses from gentoo (and only from gentoo currently)
+masters = gentoo
+
 # This goes live after stabilization of portage-2.1.10.21
 #manifest-hashes = SHA256 SHA512 WHIRLPOOL