diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bcb720151..e245d2da8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2009-08-21  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
+	* Makefile.in (install-local): When checking if a file is in the
+	build directory, use "test -e" to detect symlinks.
+
 	* Makefile.in (install-local): Remove all files in
 	$(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir) before installing new files there.
 
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 3d97c3985..8e2cdc6c4 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ install-local: all
 	$(SHELL) $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
 	@list='$(include_DATA)'; \
 	for file in $$list; do \
-	  if test -f "$$file"; then dir=; else dir="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
+	  if test -e "$$file"; then dir=; else dir="$(srcdir)/"; fi; \
 	  dest="`echo $$file | sed 's,include/,,'`"; \
 	  destdir="`echo $$dest | sed 's,[^/]*$$,,g'`"; \
 	  $(SHELL) $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/$$destdir; \