--- e2fsck/Makefile.in
+++ e2fsck/Makefile.in
@@ -199,12 +199,12 @@
 	@echo "	LINK $(root_sbindir)/fsck.ext2"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/e2fsck \
+	@$(LN_S) -f e2fsck \
 			$(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/fsck.ext2
 	@echo "	LINK $(root_sbindir)/fsck.ext3"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/e2fsck \
+	@$(LN_S) -f e2fsck \
 			$(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/fsck.ext3
 	@echo "	LINK $(root_sbindir)/fsck.ext4"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/e2fsck \
+	@$(LN_S) -f e2fsck \
 			$(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/fsck.ext4
 	@echo "	LINK $(root_sbindir)/fsck.ext4dev"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/e2fsck \
+	@$(LN_S) -f e2fsck \
 			$(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/fsck.ext4dev
@@ -225,12 +225,12 @@
 	@echo "	LINK $(man8dir)/fsck.ext2.8"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/e2fsck.8 \
+	@$(LN_S) -f e2fsck.8 \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/fsck.ext2.8
 	@echo "	LINK $(man8dir)/fsck.ext3.8"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/e2fsck.8 \
+	@$(LN_S) -f e2fsck.8 \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/fsck.ext3.8
 	@echo "	LINK $(man8dir)/fsck.ext4.8"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/e2fsck.8 \
+	@$(LN_S) -f e2fsck.8 \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/fsck.ext4.8
 	@echo "	LINK $(man8dir)/fsck.ext4.8"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/e2fsck.8 \
+	@$(LN_S) -f e2fsck.8 \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/fsck.ext4dev.8
--- misc/Makefile.in
+++ misc/Makefile.in
@@ -279,18 +279,18 @@
 	@echo "	LINK $(root_sbindir)/mkfs.ext2"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/mke2fs \
+	@$(LN_S) -f mke2fs \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/mkfs.ext2
 	@echo "	LINK $(root_sbindir)/mkfs.ext3"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/mke2fs \
+	@$(LN_S) -f mke2fs \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/mkfs.ext3
 	@echo "	LINK $(root_sbindir)/mkfs.ext4"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/mke2fs \
+	@$(LN_S) -f mke2fs \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/mkfs.ext4
 	@echo "	LINK $(root_sbindir)/mkfs.ext4dev"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/mke2fs \
+	@$(LN_S) -f mke2fs \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/mkfs.ext4dev
 	@echo "	LINK $(root_sbindir)/e2label"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/tune2fs \
+	@$(LN_S) -f tune2fs \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/e2label
 	@echo "	LINK $(root_sbindir)/findfs"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/tune2fs \
+	@$(LN_S) -f tune2fs \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(root_sbindir)/findfs
@@ -314,12 +314,12 @@
 	@echo "	LINK mkfs.ext2.8"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mke2fs.8 \
+	@$(LN_S) -f mke2fs.8 \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mkfs.ext2.8
 	@echo "	LINK mkfs.ext3.8"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mke2fs.8 \
+	@$(LN_S) -f mke2fs.8 \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mkfs.ext3.8
 	@echo "	LINK mkfs.ext4.8"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mke2fs.8 \
+	@$(LN_S) -f mke2fs.8 \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mkfs.ext4.8
 	@echo "	LINK mkfs.ext4dev.8"
-	@$(LN) -f $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mke2fs.8 \
+	@$(LN_S) -f mke2fs.8 \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/mkfs.ext4dev.8