diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use.mask b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use.mask
index 729f4f7c3..c1e6485f5 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use.mask
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/package.use.mask
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ net-wireless/soapy_power fastest
 #build fails
 sys-apps/hwloc video_cards_nvidia
 
+# Gentoo unable to keep up with the currently stable JDK, see:
+# https://bugs.gentoo.org/853697
+# we use dev-java/openjfx-bin instead
 dev-java/openjdk -javafx
 
 #breaks build after python 3.13 upgrade
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/overlay/use.mask b/profiles/pentoo/overlay/use.mask
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..ff0778c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/overlay/use.mask
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../base/use.mask
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/overlay/use.stable.mask b/profiles/pentoo/overlay/use.stable.mask
deleted file mode 120000
index a2e871448..000000000
--- a/profiles/pentoo/overlay/use.stable.mask
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../base/use.stable.mask
\ No newline at end of file