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)