diff -Naur a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am --- a/Makefile.am 2016-08-29 12:55:38.000000000 -0700 +++ b/Makefile.am 2016-08-29 13:42:31.472636829 -0700 @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ set -- $(USER_UNIT_ALIASES) && \ dir=$(userunitdir) && $(install-relative-aliases) set -- $(GENERAL_ALIASES) && \ - dir= && $(install-relative-aliases) + dir= && $(install-general-aliases) define install-aliases while [ -n "$$1" ]; do \ @@ -328,6 +328,15 @@ shift 2 || exit $$?; \ done endef + +define install-general-aliases + while [ -n "$$1" ]; do \ + $(MKDIR_P) `dirname $(DESTDIR)$$dir/$$2` && \ + rm -f $(DESTDIR)$$dir/$$2 && \ + $(LN_S) /usr$$1 $(DESTDIR)$$dir/$$2 && \ + shift 2 || exit $$?; \ + done +endef install-touch-usr-hook: touch -c $(DESTDIR)/$(prefix)