diff --git a/sys-kernel/vanilla-sources/metadata.xml b/sys-kernel/vanilla-sources/metadata.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd">
+<pkgmetadata>
+</pkgmetadata>