diff --git a/base/automake/automake.conf b/base/automake/automake.conf
index 31ff17e36..0e60b6097 100644
--- a/base/automake/automake.conf
+++ b/base/automake/automake.conf
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ automake_symlink() {
 	local v=$( echo $ver | cut -d'.' -f'1-2' )
 
 	# strangely ln -n is not working in this case
-	rm -f $root$datadir/automake
-	ln -snf automake-$v $root$datadir/automake
+	for x in aclocal automake; do
+		rm -f $root$datadir/$x
+		ln -snf $x-$v $root$datadir/$x
+	done
 }
 
 hook_add postmake 5 "automake_symlink"