diff --git a/package/base/bdb41/bdb41.conf b/package/base/bdb41/bdb41.conf
index 515fb435b..776ab6a90 100644
--- a/package/base/bdb41/bdb41.conf
+++ b/package/base/bdb41/bdb41.conf
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@
 # default symlinks db.h db_185.h db/ for headers
 hook_add postmake 3 "ln -sfv ${pkg:1}/db.h $root/$prefix/include/db.h"
 hook_add postmake 3 "ln -sfv ${pkg:1}/db_185.h $root/$prefix/include/db_185.h"
+hook_add postmake 3 "rm -f $root/$prefix/include/db; \
+	ln -sfv ${pkg:1} $root/$prefix/include/db"