diff --git a/features.in/metadata/lib/50-metadata.mk b/features.in/metadata/lib/50-metadata.mk
index ff39fe34..2e3939a3 100644
--- a/features.in/metadata/lib/50-metadata.mk
+++ b/features.in/metadata/lib/50-metadata.mk
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ metadata: metadata-.base
 	tar -C $(PKGDIR) -cvf - \
 		$(call rlist,.base $(call groups2lists)) \
 		$(call rgroup,$(THE_GROUPS) $(MAIN_GROUPS)) \
-		$(call rprofile,$(PKG_PROFILES)) \
+		$(call rprofile,$(THE_PROFILES)) \
 	> $(METADIR)/pkg-groups.tar
diff --git a/pkg.in/profiles/Makefile b/pkg.in/profiles/Makefile
index be21a0c7..06252847 100644
--- a/pkg.in/profiles/Makefile
+++ b/pkg.in/profiles/Makefile
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ SUFFIX := pkg/profiles
 TARGET := $(BUILDDIR)/$(SUFFIX)
 
 all: $(GLOBAL_DEBUG)
-	@if [ -n "$(PKG_PROFILES)" ]; then \
+	@if [ -n "$(THE_PROFILES)" ]; then \
 		mkdir -p $(TARGET) && \
 		cp -at $(TARGET) -- \
-			$(addsuffix .directory,$(PKG_PROFILES)); \
+			$(addsuffix .directory,$(THE_PROFILES)); \
 		mp-commit "$(TARGET)" "requested $(SUFFIX) copied over"; \
 	fi
 
 debug:
-	@echo "** PKG_PROFILES: $(PKG_PROFILES)"
+	@echo "** THE_PROFILES: $(THE_PROFILES)"
diff --git a/pkg.in/profiles/README b/pkg.in/profiles/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd5da5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg.in/profiles/README
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+=== pkg.in/profiles ===
+
+Этот каталог содержит описания профилей установки дистрибутива.
+
+Состояние: экспериментальный перенос из mkimage-profiles-desktop.