diff --git a/docs/building.html b/docs/building.html
index 4cb6dc50a..90fd1c869 100644
--- a/docs/building.html
+++ b/docs/building.html
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ IRC channel on <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">irc.freenode.net</
 <li><a class="reference" href="vs2005_build_notes.html">visual studio 2005</a></li>
 </ul>
 <p>These tutorials may work on similar linux distros as well.</p>
+<p>For Gentoo there is an ebuild called &quot;rb_libtorrent&quot; in portage. Another
+Gentoo ebuild is provided by the <a class="reference" href="http://www.peerweb.nl/gentoo/net-libs/rblibtorrent/">BTG project</a>.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="section">
 <h2><a id="building-from-cvs" name="building-from-cvs">building from cvs</a></h2>
diff --git a/docs/building.rst b/docs/building.rst
index 9fb22ffe9..2beaa62f4 100644
--- a/docs/building.rst
+++ b/docs/building.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ These tutorials may work on similar linux distros as well.
 .. _suse: suse_build_notes.html
 .. _`visual studio 2005`: vs2005_build_notes.html
 
+For Gentoo there is an ebuild called "rb_libtorrent" in portage. Another
+Gentoo ebuild is provided by the `BTG project`_.
+
+.. _`BTG project`: http://www.peerweb.nl/gentoo/net-libs/rblibtorrent/
+
 building from cvs
 -----------------