--- a/config.layout
+++ b/config.layout
@@ -229,3 +229,22 @@
     infodir:       ${exec_prefix}/share/info
     libsuffix:    -${APR_MAJOR_VERSION}
 </Layout>
+
+# Gentoo layout
+<Layout gentoo>
+    prefix:        /usr
+    exec_prefix:   ${prefix}
+    bindir:        ${exec_prefix}/bin
+    sbindir:       ${exec_prefix}/bin
+    libdir:        ${exec_prefix}/lib
+    libexecdir:    ${exec_prefix}/modules
+    mandir:        ${prefix}/man
+    sysconfdir:    ${prefix}/conf
+    datadir:       /usr/share/apr-${APR_MAJOR_VERSION}
+    installbuilddir: ${datadir}/build-${APR_MAJOR_VERSION}
+    includedir:    ${prefix}/include/apr-${APR_MAJOR_VERSION}
+    localstatedir: ${prefix}
+    libsuffix:     -${APR_MAJOR_VERSION}
+</Layout>
+
+