diff --git a/MCONFIG.in b/MCONFIG.in
index 85f2d40..68aab37 100644
--- a/MCONFIG.in
+++ b/MCONFIG.in
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ X = @EXEEXT@
 # Install into alternate root area, e.g. for package generation
 INSTALLROOT = 
 
+# Link
+LN_S            = @LN_S@
+
 # Install program
 INSTALL         = @INSTALL@
 INSTALL_PROGRAM = @INSTALL_PROGRAM@
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 65ef114..fefa2bc 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ AC_SUBST(TFTPD_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(LIBOBJS)
 AC_SUBST(TFTPDOBJS)
 
+AC_PROG_LN_S
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
diff --git a/tftpd/Makefile b/tftpd/Makefile
index b30d4a0..0729a26 100644
--- a/tftpd/Makefile
+++ b/tftpd/Makefile
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ all: tftpd$(X) tftpd.8
 tftpd$(X): $(OBJS)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(TFTPD_LIBS) -o $@
 
-tftpsubs.c: 
-	ln -sf ../tftp/tftpsubs.c .
-tftpsubs.h: 
-	ln -sf ../tftp/tftpsubs.h .
+tftpsubs.c:
+	$(LN_S) -f ../tftp/tftpsubs.c .
+
+tftpsubs.h:
+	$(LN_S) -f ../tftp/tftpsubs.h .
 
 $(OBJS): tftpsubs.h
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ install: all
 	mkdir -p $(INSTALLROOT)$(SBINDIR) $(INSTALLROOT)$(MANDIR)/man8
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) tftpd$(X) $(INSTALLROOT)$(SBINDIR)/in.tftpd
 	$(INSTALL_DATA)    tftpd.8 $(INSTALLROOT)$(MANDIR)/man8/in.tftpd.8
-	cd $(INSTALLROOT)$(MANDIR)/man8 && ln -sf in.tftpd.8 tftpd.8
+	cd $(INSTALLROOT)$(MANDIR)/man8 && $(LN_S) -f in.tftpd.8 tftpd.8
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.obj *.exe tftpd tftpsubs.c tftpsubs.h tftpd.8