diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index 97766bc2..fdb8c836 100755
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ if `which emerge > /dev/null 2>&1` ; then
 	alias e-newuse='sudo emerge -Uva --jobs --tree --quiet-build y @world'
 	alias e-search='emerge -s'
 	alias e-sync='sudo emerge --sync'
-
-	alias e-cleanup='sudo eclean -d distfiles && sudo eclean -d packages'
+	if `which eclean > /dev/null 2>&1`; then
+		alias e-cleanup='sudo eclean -d distfiles && sudo eclean -d packages'
+	fi
 fi
 
 # Alias for the dotfile setup