diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.19-r3.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.19-r3.ebuild
index 4098211ce0aae..06c7071e8efb1 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.19-r3.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.19-r3.ebuild
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if "${CC-${CHOST}-gcc}" ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -626,7 +626,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.31-r7.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.31-r7.ebuild
index 2625a376cfa0d..e531ada0b0111 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.31-r7.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.31-r7.ebuild
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if "${CC-${CHOST}-gcc}" ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -663,7 +663,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.32-r8.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.32-r8.ebuild
index 977997ef08406..65aa84f364aad 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.32-r8.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.32-r8.ebuild
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if "${CC-${CHOST}-gcc}" ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -680,7 +680,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.33-r14.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.33-r14.ebuild
index a9012e3501202..9119534902f5b 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.33-r14.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.33-r14.ebuild
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if "${CC-${CHOST}-gcc}" ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -747,7 +747,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.34-r14.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.34-r14.ebuild
index 9d92b5e3783f7..1affa01b9a4db 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.34-r14.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.34-r14.ebuild
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if "${CC-${CHOST}-gcc}" ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -756,7 +756,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.35-r11.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.35-r11.ebuild
index 86a7d2673b222..0c63dac54d10a 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.35-r11.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.35-r11.ebuild
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if ${CC-${CHOST}-gcc} ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -775,7 +775,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.36-r8.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.36-r8.ebuild
index caac3e58f9b66..b8bf8d174f361 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.36-r8.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.36-r8.ebuild
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if ${CC-${CHOST}-gcc} ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -806,7 +806,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.37-r10.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.37-r10.ebuild
index 53335dbbd2f75..84368cf8f50f7 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.37-r10.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.37-r10.ebuild
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if ${CC-${CHOST}-gcc} ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -815,7 +815,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.38-r13.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.38-r13.ebuild
index 1de5a90ac29bb..3ff40e5023583 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.38-r13.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.38-r13.ebuild
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if ${CC-${CHOST}-gcc} ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -826,7 +826,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r6.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r6.ebuild
index d4820cc757239..25ea3a7768f34 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r6.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r6.ebuild
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if ${CC-${CHOST}-gcc} ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -851,7 +851,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r7.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r7.ebuild
index 90f211bebf681..3e175b82b580f 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r7.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r7.ebuild
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if ${CC-${CHOST}-gcc} ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -851,7 +851,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r9.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r9.ebuild
index da579ed2837bb..d15adef9b01f0 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r9.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-2.39-r9.ebuild
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if ${CC-${CHOST}-gcc} ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -844,7 +844,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi
diff --git a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-9999.ebuild b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-9999.ebuild
index a1512de95b17a..f6b2e565a6a61 100644
--- a/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/glibc/glibc-9999.ebuild
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 	# we test for...
 	if ! is_crosscompile ; then
 		if use amd64 && use multilib && [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != "binary" ]] ; then
-			ebegin "Checking that IA32 emulation is enabled in the running kernel"
+			ebegin "Checking if the system can execute 32-bit binaries"
 			echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c"
 			local STAT
 			if ${CC-${CHOST}-gcc} ${CFLAGS_x86} "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.c" -o "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"; then
@@ -844,7 +844,11 @@ sanity_prechecks() {
 			fi
 			rm -f "${T}/check-ia32-emulation.elf32"
 			eend $STAT
-			[[ $STAT -eq 0 ]] || die "CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION must be enabled in the kernel to compile a multilib glibc."
+			if [[ $STAT -ne 0 ]]; then
+				eerror "Ensure that CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is enabled in the kernel."
+				eerror "Seek support otherwise."
+				die "Unable to execute 32-bit binaries"
+			fi
 		fi
 
 	fi