diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7aec0b7..2e00982 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_PROG_CC_STDC
 AM_PROG_CC_C_O
-AC_PROG_LN_S
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(strlcpy,[AC_SEARCH_LIBS(strlcpy,, [NO_STRLCPY=],
 			  [NO_STRLCPY=yes])], [NO_STRLCPY=yes])
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index a775a1a..3fc5d07 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -413,6 +413,6 @@ crypto_excludes=(
 	source links
 	for i in $MLINKS; do
 		IFS=","; set $i; unset IFS
-		echo "	\$(LN_S) -f \$(DESTDIR)\$(mandir)/man3/$1 \$(DESTDIR)\$(mandir)/man3/$2" >> Makefile.am
+		echo "	ln -f \$(DESTDIR)\$(mandir)/man3/$1 \$(DESTDIR)\$(mandir)/man3/$2" >> Makefile.am
 	done
 )