diff --git a/sys-fs/e2fsprogs/metadata.xml b/sys-fs/e2fsprogs/metadata.xml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-fs/e2fsprogs/metadata.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+  <herd>none</herd>
+</pkgmetadata>