diff --git a/packaging/gentoo/current.ebuild b/packaging/gentoo/current.ebuild
index 76c2c86d..859b731b 100644
--- a/packaging/gentoo/current.ebuild
+++ b/packaging/gentoo/current.ebuild
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ src_install() {
 	fi
 
 	if use linguas_pt; then
-		msgfmt pyfpdb/locale/fpdb-pt_BR.po -o pyfpdb/locale/pt.mo || die "failed to create Portugese mo file"
+		msgfmt pyfpdb/locale/fpdb-pt_BR.po -o pyfpdb/locale/pt.mo || die "failed to create Portuguese mo file"
 	fi
 
 	if use linguas_ru; then
diff --git a/packaging/gentoo/fpdb-9999.ebuild b/packaging/gentoo/fpdb-9999.ebuild
index d5596f92..abf46541 100644
--- a/packaging/gentoo/fpdb-9999.ebuild
+++ b/packaging/gentoo/fpdb-9999.ebuild
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ src_install() {
 	fi
 
 	if use linguas_pt; then
-		msgfmt pyfpdb/locale/fpdb-pt_BR.po -o pyfpdb/locale/pt.mo || die "failed to create Portugese mo file"
+		msgfmt pyfpdb/locale/fpdb-pt_BR.po -o pyfpdb/locale/pt.mo || die "failed to create Portuguese mo file"
 	fi
 
 	if use linguas_ru; then