diff --git a/dev-scheme/guile/guile-1.8.8-r3.ebuild b/dev-scheme/guile/guile-1.8.8-r3.ebuild
index 5d5a73fb97654..932b6d2b0ce9a 100644
--- a/dev-scheme/guile/guile-1.8.8-r3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-scheme/guile/guile-1.8.8-r3.ebuild
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ src_install() {
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
-	[ "${EROOT}" == "/" ] && pkg_config
 	use emacs && elisp-site-regen
 }