diff --git a/etc/paludis/hooks/set_portdir.bash b/etc/paludis/hooks/set_portdir.bash
index 5924aa5..753755b 100644
--- a/etc/paludis/hooks/set_portdir.bash
+++ b/etc/paludis/hooks/set_portdir.bash
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 # set PORTDIR
 
+source "${PALUDIS_EBUILD_DIR}/die_functions.bash"
+
 PORTDIR="$(${CAVE} print-repository-metadata --format '%v' --raw-name location gentoo)"
 
 if [[ -z ${PORTDIR} || "$(dirname ${PORTDIR})" == "/" ]] ; then