diff --git a/sdk_lib/make_chroot.sh b/sdk_lib/make_chroot.sh
index 259b8a8ced..a7d8a1ec59 100755
--- a/sdk_lib/make_chroot.sh
+++ b/sdk_lib/make_chroot.sh
@@ -197,10 +197,8 @@ init_setup () {
    # and a pointer to pre-built packages.
    # TODO: This should really be part of a profile in the portage.
    info "Setting up /etc/make.*..."
-   mv "${FLAGS_chroot}"/etc/make.conf{,.orig}
    ln -sf "${CHROOT_CONFIG}/make.conf.amd64-host" \
      "${FLAGS_chroot}/etc/make.conf"
-   mv "${FLAGS_chroot}"/etc/make.profile{,.orig}
    ln -sf "${CHROOT_OVERLAY}/profiles/default/linux/amd64/10.0" \
      "${FLAGS_chroot}/etc/make.profile"