diff --git a/profiles/pentoo/base/make.defaults b/profiles/pentoo/base/make.defaults
index 139f0287b..8e74929d5 100644
--- a/profiles/pentoo/base/make.defaults
+++ b/profiles/pentoo/base/make.defaults
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ FFLAGS="${FFLAGS} -frecord-gcc-switches"
 FCFLAGS="${FCFLAGS} -frecord-gcc-switches"
 
 FEATURES="${FEATURES} usersandbox protect-owned userpriv userfetch fixlafiles news parallel-fetch sfperms unmerge-orphans unknown-features-warn usersync \
-      multilib-strict preserve-libs parallel-install -ebuild-locks binpkg-multi-instance cgroup"
+      multilib-strict preserve-libs parallel-install -ebuild-locks binpkg-multi-instance cgroup -buildpkg-live"
 
 #for major use of binpkgs, we need to "fix" a few of gentoo's flaws:
 #a package built against kernel A will attempt to be used even when remerging on kernel B (often to hilarious consequences)