diff --git a/scripts/pkg.sh b/scripts/pkg.sh
index e22530ae..1d5b4d85 100644
--- a/scripts/pkg.sh
+++ b/scripts/pkg.sh
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ cmd_log_install()
 		for file in $*; do
 			[ "$c_no_log_dirs" = 0 ] || continue
 			mode=$c_mode
-			[ -L "$file" ] && mode="0777"
+			[ -L "$file" ] && mode="LINK"
 			attr=" %attr($mode,$c_owner,$c_group)"
 			echo "%dir$attr $file" >> $c_logfile
 		done
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ cmd_log_install()
 					mode=0644
 				fi
 			fi
-			[ -L "$c_target" ] && mode="0777"
+			[ -L "$c_target" ] && mode="LINK"
 			attr="%attr($mode,$c_owner,$c_group)"
 			if [ -z "$dir" -o "$c_no_log_dirs" != 0 ]; then
 				echo "$dir$attr $cfgfile$c_target" | sed "s/^$c_ignore_prefix//" >> $c_logfile
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ cmd_log_install()
 						mode=0644
 					fi
 				fi
-				[ -L "$file" ] && mode="0777"
+				[ -L "$file" ] && mode="LINK"
 				attr="%attr($mode,$c_owner,$c_group)"
 				echo "$dir$attr $cfgfile$installed_file" |
 					sed "s/^$c_ignore_prefix//" >> $c_logfile
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ cmd_milk_install_log()
 		local attr=$1
 		shift
 		#echo "extracting attribute $attr from \"$@\"" >&2
-		echo "$*" | sed "s/.*attr(\([0-9]\+\),\([^,]\+\),\([^,)]\+\)).*/\\$attr/"
+		echo "$*" | sed "s/.*attr(\(LINK\|[0-9]\+\),\([^,]\+\),\([^,)]\+\)).*/\\$attr/"
 	}
 
 	milk_install_log_init_postinst()
@@ -1027,22 +1027,26 @@ cmd_milk_install_log()
 	# TODO: simplify this
 	case $type in
 	rpm)
-		cat_log | sed "s% $prefix% %" | grep -ve $filter_devel > $in.$name-run
-		cat_log | sed "s% $prefix% %" | grep -e  $filter_devel > $in.$name-devel
+		cleanup_line_rpm() {
+			sed "s% $prefix% %; s/%attr(LINK,[^)]\+)//; s/^\s*//"
+		}
+
+		cat_log | cleanup_line_rpm | grep -ve $filter_devel > $in.$name-run
+		cat_log | cleanup_line_rpm | grep -e  $filter_devel > $in.$name-devel
 		# TODO: this is unimplemented for debian packages
 		echo $subpackages | grep -q devel || cat $in.$name-devel >> $in.$name-run
 		;;
 	deb)
-		filter_path() {
+		cleanup_line_deb() {
 			sed "s|%config\s*||g; s% $prefix% %; s%//*%/%g; s/.*) *//"
 		}
 
-		cat_log | grep -v "%dir" | filter_path | grep -ve $filter_devel | sed 's/\(.*\)\/\([^/]\+\) *$/inst-root\1\/\2 \1/' > $out/$name-run.install
-		cat_log | grep -v "%dir" | filter_path | grep -e  $filter_devel | sed 's/\(.*\)\/\([^/]\+\) *$/inst-root\1\/\2 \1/' > $out/$name-devel.install
-		cat_log | grep    "%dir" | filter_path | grep -ve $filter_devel | sed 's/\(.*\)\/\([^/]\+\) *$/\1\/\2/; s%^/%%' | sort -u > $out/$name-run.dirs
-		cat_log | grep    "%dir" | filter_path | grep -e  $filter_devel | sed 's/\(.*\)\/\([^/]\+\) *$/\1\/\2/; s%^/%%' | sort -u > $out/$name-devel.dirs
-		cat_log | grep "%config" | filter_path | grep -ve $filter_devel > $out/conffiles.$name-run
-		cat_log | grep "%config" | filter_path | grep -e  $filter_devel > $out/conffiles.$name-devel
+		cat_log | grep -v "%dir" | cleanup_line_deb | grep -ve $filter_devel | sed 's/\(.*\)\/\([^/]\+\) *$/inst-root\1\/\2 \1/' > $out/$name-run.install
+		cat_log | grep -v "%dir" | cleanup_line_deb | grep -e  $filter_devel | sed 's/\(.*\)\/\([^/]\+\) *$/inst-root\1\/\2 \1/' > $out/$name-devel.install
+		cat_log | grep    "%dir" | cleanup_line_deb | grep -ve $filter_devel | sed 's/\(.*\)\/\([^/]\+\) *$/\1\/\2/; s%^/%%' | sort -u > $out/$name-run.dirs
+		cat_log | grep    "%dir" | cleanup_line_deb | grep -e  $filter_devel | sed 's/\(.*\)\/\([^/]\+\) *$/\1\/\2/; s%^/%%' | sort -u > $out/$name-devel.dirs
+		cat_log | grep "%config" | cleanup_line_deb | grep -ve $filter_devel > $out/conffiles.$name-run
+		cat_log | grep "%config" | cleanup_line_deb | grep -e  $filter_devel > $out/conffiles.$name-devel
 
 		for p in run devel; do
 			postinst=$out/$name-$p.postinst
@@ -1057,7 +1061,7 @@ cmd_milk_install_log()
 				owner=`milk_install_log_spec_attr 2 "$line"`
 				group=`milk_install_log_spec_attr 3 "$line"`
 				echo "chown $owner:$group $file" >> $postinst
-				echo "chmod $perm $file" >> $postinst
+				[ "$perm" = "LINK" ] || echo "chmod $perm $file" >> $postinst
 			done
 		done
 		;;