--- commands/pm/updatecode.pm.inc.orig  2010-06-14 16:39:25.000000000 -0500
+++ commands/pm/updatecode.pm.inc       2010-06-15 10:02:20.000000000 -0500
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function _pm_update_core(&$project, $mod
 
   // Create a list of files and folders that are user-customized or otherwise
   // not part of the update process
-  $project['skip_list'] = array('backup', 'sites', $project['path']);
+  $project['skip_list'] = array('backup', 'sites', 'profiles', $project['path']);
 
   // Move all files and folders in $drupal_root to the new 'core' directory
   // except for the items in the skip list