--- bin/ipkg-build.orig	2006-08-16 13:08:22.000000000 +0200
+++ bin/ipkg-build	2006-08-16 13:08:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 
 	if [ -f $CONTROL/conffiles ]; then
 		for cf in `cat $CONTROL/conffiles`; do
-			if [ ! -f ./$cf ]; then
+			if [ ! -L ./$cf -a ! -f ./$cf ]; then
 				echo "*** Error: $CONTROL/conffiles mentions conffile $cf which does not exist" >&2
 				PKG_ERROR=1
 			fi