diff --git a/profiles/templates/install-3.0/1merge/eix/eix-checkout b/profiles/templates/install-3.0/1merge/eix/eix-checkout
index 063bd70df..6ed230e93 100644
--- a/profiles/templates/install-3.0/1merge/eix/eix-checkout
+++ b/profiles/templates/install-3.0/1merge/eix/eix-checkout
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Unpack portage and overlay from git
 
-if ! [[ -e /usr/portage/licenses ]]
+if git status --short | grep -m1 "^ D " &>/dev/null
 then
 	# unpack portage
 	cd /usr/portage