diff --git a/package/base/00-dirtree/00-dirtree.conf b/package/base/00-dirtree/00-dirtree.conf
index cd5146164..59ecb0588 100644
--- a/package/base/00-dirtree/00-dirtree.conf
+++ b/package/base/00-dirtree/00-dirtree.conf
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ main_dt() {
 		elif [ "$a" = "m" ] ; then
 			echo "Create directory $b ..."
 			mkdir -p "$xroot/$b"
-		elif [ "$a" = "l" ] ; then
+		elif [ "$a" = "l" -o "$a" = "l$(( arch_sizeof_char_p * 8 ))" ] ; then
 			echo "Create symlink $b ($c) ..."
 			ln -fsn "$c" "$xroot/$b"
+		elif [ "$a" = "l64" ] ; then
+			true
 		else
 			echo "Syntax Error: $a $b $c" ; false
 		fi
diff --git a/package/base/00-dirtree/data.txt b/package/base/00-dirtree/data.txt
index 2f18c6f23..9eafc7c2e 100644
--- a/package/base/00-dirtree/data.txt
+++ b/package/base/00-dirtree/data.txt
@@ -125,7 +125,11 @@ l usr/var ../var
 l var/spool/mail ../mail
 l var/state/pkgtool ../adm
 
+l64 lib64 lib
+l64 usr/lib64 lib
+
 chmod 0700 root
 chmod ugo=rwxt tmp
 chmod ugo=rwxt var/mail
 chmod ugo=rwxt var/tmp
+