diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/service/gentoo.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/service/gentoo.rb
index 2dcc3e9c1..adbee6970 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/service/gentoo.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/service/gentoo.rb
@@ -1,49 +1,53 @@
 # Manage gentoo services.  Start/stop is the same as InitSvc, but enable/disable
 # is special.
 Puppet::Type.type(:service).provide :gentoo, :parent => :init do
     desc "Gentoo's form of ``init``-style service
         management; uses ``rc-update`` for service enabling and disabling."
 
     commands :update => "/sbin/rc-update"
 
     defaultfor :operatingsystem => :gentoo
 
+    def self.defpath
+        superclass.defpath
+    end
+
     def disable
         begin
             output = update :del, @resource[:name], :default
         rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure
             raise Puppet::Error, "Could not disable %s: %s" %
                 [self.name, output]
         end
     end
 
     def enabled?
         begin
             output = update :show
         rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure
             return :false
         end
 
         line = output.split(/\n/).find { |l| l.include?(@resource[:name]) }
 
         return :false unless line
 
         # If it's enabled then it will print output showing service | runlevel
         if output =~ /#{@resource[:name]}\s*|\s*default/
             return :true
         else
             return :false
         end
     end
 
     def enable
         begin
             output = update :add, @resource[:name], :default
         rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure
             raise Puppet::Error, "Could not enable %s: %s" %
                 [self.name, output]
         end
     end
 end
 
 # $Id $