diff --git a/package/base/reiserfsprogs/reiserfsprogs.conf b/package/base/reiserfsprogs/reiserfsprogs.conf
index ed1ca72c8..ccbab2c5c 100644
--- a/package/base/reiserfsprogs/reiserfsprogs.conf
+++ b/package/base/reiserfsprogs/reiserfsprogs.conf
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
 prefix=''
 set_confopt
 
-var_append postmake 5 'ln -fs reiserfsck $sbindir/fsck.reiserfs'
-var_append postmake 5 'ln -fs mkreiserfs $sbindir/mkfs.reiserfs'
+hook_add postmake 5 'ln -fs reiserfsck $sbindir/fsck.reiserfs'
+hook_add postmake 5 'ln -fs mkreiserfs $sbindir/mkfs.reiserfs'
+