diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 93b33c313e68de58688c70e1b2a7f61c8c2f3774..d0d93e5ed6d0788fd1433e90cb9df2b9b631bb6b 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ define Package/base-files/install
mkdir -p $(1)/etc/rc.d
mkdir -p $(1)/overlay
mkdir -p $(1)/lib/firmware
- $(if $(LIB_SUFFIX),-ln -s lib $(1)/lib$(LIB_SUFFIX))
+ $(if $(LIB_SUFFIX),-$(LN) lib $(1)/lib$(LIB_SUFFIX))
mkdir -p $(1)/mnt
mkdir -p $(1)/proc
mkdir -p $(1)/tmp
mkdir -p $(1)/usr/lib
- $(if $(LIB_SUFFIX),-ln -s lib $(1)/usr/lib$(LIB_SUFFIX))
+ $(if $(LIB_SUFFIX),-$(LN) lib $(1)/usr/lib$(LIB_SUFFIX))
mkdir -p $(1)/usr/bin
mkdir -p $(1)/sys
mkdir -p $(1)/www
diff --git a/package/boot/kexec-tools/Makefile b/package/boot/kexec-tools/Makefile
index e5d4b4b2f4f0c6ce2381ed39e9286fb0bbafe968..6f04bce7be9beafe8b5a7e37d88da2a375cf0897 100644
--- a/package/boot/kexec-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/kexec-tools/Makefile
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ define Package/kexec-tools/install
# make a link for compatability with other distros
$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/sbin
- ln -s /usr/sbin/kexec $(1)/sbin/kexec
+ $(LN) ../usr/sbin/kexec $(1)/sbin/kexec
endef
$(eval $(call BuildPackage,kexec-tools))
diff --git a/package/boot/uboot-envtools/Makefile b/package/boot/uboot-envtools/Makefile
index d011c507a9993440a23e9d1e2606b14be62026dc..c016ac05e12a369d838a433419928de5653d8386 100644
--- a/package/boot/uboot-envtools/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/uboot-envtools/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ endef
define Package/uboot-envtools/install
$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/tools/env/fw_printenv $(1)/usr/sbin
- ln -s fw_printenv $(1)/usr/sbin/fw_setenv
+ $(LN) fw_printenv $(1)/usr/sbin/fw_setenv
$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib
$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/uboot-envtools.sh $(1)/lib
ifneq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_ar71xx),)
diff --git a/package/devel/perf/Makefile b/package/devel/perf/Makefile
index 1e874243b31a1c93b8814fed103b93022bc97ec7..b77e29a666782da23d159c330f35f71bd9d84ea4 100644
--- a/package/devel/perf/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/perf/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ endef
# Linux sources directory
define Build/Prepare
$(RM) -r $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
- ln -s $(LINUX_DIR)/tools/perf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+ $(LN) $(LINUX_DIR)/tools/perf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
endef
# MAKE_FLAGS should be passed again upon cleaning because Perf's makefile
diff --git a/package/libs/libbsd/Makefile b/package/libs/libbsd/Makefile
index fb38837e45f6b5efc2eb3efe1ec0e7e3f9f0b45b..ca5e76179f3e450d385a85ef9911eb67dd3b58ed 100644
--- a/package/libs/libbsd/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/libbsd/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ define Build/InstallDev
$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/* \
$(1)/usr/include/
- ( cd $(1)/lib ; ln -s libbsd.so.$(PKG_VERSION) libbsd.so )
+ ( cd $(1)/lib ; $(LN) libbsd.so.$(PKG_VERSION) libbsd.so )
endef
define Package/libbsd/install
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ define Package/libbsd/install
$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/lib/libbsd.so* \
$(1)/lib/
- ( cd $(1)/lib ; ln -s libbsd.so.$(PKG_VERSION) libbsd.so )
+ ( cd $(1)/lib ; $(LN) libbsd.so.$(PKG_VERSION) libbsd.so )
endef
$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libbsd))
diff --git a/package/network/utils/comgt/Makefile b/package/network/utils/comgt/Makefile
index 31d7bc77221a8e96f760d06b37933580309e8dbe..90adcab10d06aadcff8906768d875e802254f567 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/comgt/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/comgt/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ endef
define Package/comgt/install
$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/comgt $(1)/usr/bin/
- ln -s comgt $(1)/usr/bin/gcom
+ $(LN) comgt $(1)/usr/bin/gcom
$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/chatscripts
$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/3g.chat $(1)/etc/chatscripts/3g.chat
$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/evdo.chat $(1)/etc/chatscripts/evdo.chat
diff --git a/package/system/ca-certificates/Makefile b/package/system/ca-certificates/Makefile
index 546478e99f09fccd2642ec844a60075ad0963a16..0bf3f25eaa3457977453d602c613866a7c69ac9e 100644
--- a/package/system/ca-certificates/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/ca-certificates/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ define Package/ca-certificates/install
while [ -h "$(1)/etc/ssl/certs/$$$$HASH.$$$$SUFFIX" ]; do \
let "SUFFIX += 1" ; \
done ; \
- ln -s "$$$$CERTFILE" "$(1)/etc/ssl/certs/$$$$HASH.$$$$SUFFIX" ; \
+ $(LN) "$$$$CERTFILE" "$(1)/etc/ssl/certs/$$$$HASH.$$$$SUFFIX" ; \
done
endef
diff --git a/package/system/fstools/Makefile b/package/system/fstools/Makefile
index f32ac2e35f50729f9a11ab33a7f9d6cadbeeb464..c76576640bee1acbd519370157660e41d6f1f973 100644
--- a/package/system/fstools/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/fstools/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ define Package/fstools/install
$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/{mount_root,jffs2reset,snapshot_tool} $(1)/sbin/
$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libfstools.so $(1)/lib/
$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/snapshot $(1)/sbin/
- ln -s /sbin/jffs2reset $(1)/sbin/jffs2mark
+ $(LN) jffs2reset $(1)/sbin/jffs2mark
endef
define Package/block-mount/install
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ define Package/block-mount/install
$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/block $(1)/sbin/
$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libblkid-tiny.so $(1)/lib/
- ln -s /sbin/block $(1)/usr/sbin/swapon
- ln -s /sbin/block $(1)/usr/sbin/swapoff
+ $(LN) ../../sbin/block $(1)/usr/sbin/swapon
+ $(LN) ../../sbin/block $(1)/usr/sbin/swapoff
endef
diff --git a/package/system/ubox/Makefile b/package/system/ubox/Makefile
index 2db011abaa8ea1e2ae04ff20465cf96db92e1ffd..e6989899934f8038c4585df1e47eee49bfddd7f5 100644
--- a/package/system/ubox/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/ubox/Makefile
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ define Package/ubox/install
$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/log.init $(1)/etc/init.d/log
$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libvalidate.so $(1)/lib
- ln -s /sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/rmmod
- ln -s /sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/insmod
- ln -s /sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/lsmod
- ln -s /sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/modinfo
- ln -s /sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/modprobe
+ $(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/rmmod
+ $(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/insmod
+ $(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/lsmod
+ $(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/modinfo
+ $(LN) ../../sbin/kmodloader $(1)/usr/sbin/modprobe
endef
$(eval $(call BuildPackage,ubox))