diff --git a/prepare.sh b/prepare.sh
index 3406b58..51dd2ff 100755
--- a/prepare.sh
+++ b/prepare.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [ ! -f portage/make.conf/10-crossdev.conf ]; then
         > "${CONFIGDIR}"/portage/target/etc/portage/make.conf/10-crossdev.conf
 fi
 
-ln -snf /var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/default/linux/${ARCH}/17.0 \
+ln -snf /var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/${profile} \
     /usr/${target}/etc/portage/make.profile
 
 FEATURES="${FEATURES}" \
@@ -47,14 +47,9 @@ ${target}-emerge -bk1nvj sys-libs/glibc
 
 FEATURES="${FEATURES}" \
 PKGDIR=$(portageq envvar PKGDIR) \
-USE=pam \
+USE='pam build' \
 ${target}-emerge -bknvj sys-apps/util-linux
 
-# Migrate to the merged-usr layout
-mkdir -p /usr/${target}/bin
-emerge -bknv --quiet-build=y merge-usr
-merge-usr --root=/usr/${target}
-
 # Set the Portage profile
 ln -snf \
     /var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/${profile} \