diff --git a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage1.spec b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage1.spec
index 373b331c..10bb05c8 100644
--- a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage1.spec
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
 source_subpath: default/stage3-hppa1.1-latest
 update_seed: yes
 portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
 pkgcache_path: /var/tmp/catalyst/packages/default/stage1-hppa1.1
diff --git a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage2.spec b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage2.spec
index f9e3a42b..d32cd0d9 100644
--- a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage2.spec
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ profile: default/linux/hppa/17.0
 snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
 source_subpath: default/stage1-hppa1.1-@TIMESTAMP@
 portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
 pkgcache_path: /var/tmp/catalyst/packages/default/stage2-hppa1.1
diff --git a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage3.spec b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage3.spec
index 8350f712..2fc09990 100644
--- a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage3.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa1.1/stage3.spec
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ profile: default/linux/hppa/17.0
 snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
 source_subpath: default/stage1-hppa1.1-@TIMESTAMP@
 portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
 pkgcache_path: /var/tmp/catalyst/packages/default/stage3-hppa1.1
diff --git a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage1.spec b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage1.spec
index 71f2e1f2..7b57ffbf 100644
--- a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage1.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage1.spec
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
 source_subpath: default/stage3-hppa2.0-latest
 update_seed: yes
 portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
 pkgcache_path: /var/tmp/catalyst/packages/default/stage1-hppa2.0
diff --git a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage2.spec b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage2.spec
index 32ea73a2..aaae12da 100644
--- a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage2.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage2.spec
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ profile: default/linux/hppa/17.0
 snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
 source_subpath: default/stage1-hppa2.0-@TIMESTAMP@
 portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
 pkgcache_path: /var/tmp/catalyst/packages/default/stage2-hppa2.0
diff --git a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage3.spec b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage3.spec
index 4c9d072b..90fad405 100644
--- a/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage3.spec
+++ b/releases/specs/hppa/hppa2.0/stage3.spec
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ profile: default/linux/hppa/17.0
 snapshot: @TIMESTAMP@
 source_subpath: default/stage1-hppa2.0-@TIMESTAMP@
 portage_confdir: @REPO_DIR@/releases/portage/stages
+portage_prefix: releng
 pkgcache_path: /var/tmp/catalyst/packages/default/stage3-hppa2.0