diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/metadata/layout.conf b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/metadata/layout.conf
index ec433728a8..328d9262e9 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/metadata/layout.conf
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/metadata/layout.conf
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 masters = gentoo portage-stable chromiumos
+use-manifests = true