Index: dev-libs/apr-util/apr-util-0.9.12-r1.ebuild
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--- dev-libs/apr-util/apr-util-0.9.12-r1.ebuild	(revision 5267)
+++ dev-libs/apr-util/apr-util-0.9.12-r1.ebuild	(working copy)
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 	dodoc CHANGES NOTICE
 
 	# Will install as portage user when using userpriv. Fixing
+	[[ ${EPREFIX%/} == "" ]] &&
 	chown -R root:0 "${ED}"/usr/include/apr-0/
 
 	# This file is only used on AIX systems, which gentoo is not,
Index: dev-libs/apr-util/apr-util-0.9.13.ebuild
===================================================================
--- dev-libs/apr-util/apr-util-0.9.13.ebuild	(revision 5267)
+++ dev-libs/apr-util/apr-util-0.9.13.ebuild	(working copy)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 	dodoc CHANGES NOTICE
 
 	# Will install as portage user when using userpriv. Fixing
+	[[ ${EPREFIX%/} == "" ]] &&
 	chown -R root:0 "${ED}"/usr/include/apr-0/
 
 	# This file is only used on AIX systems, which gentoo is not,