diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 83b9929ead94e777122cc5868fd903e4dc363123..aeba973879d7b5c087e1010309cbe4f1d4a95be1 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ define Package/base-files/install
 	mkdir -p $(1)/sys
 	mkdir -p $(1)/www
 	mkdir -p $(1)/root
-	ln -sf /proc/mounts $(1)/etc/mtab
+	$(LN) /proc/mounts $(1)/etc/mtab
 	rm -f $(1)/var
-	ln -sf /tmp $(1)/var
+	$(LN) /tmp $(1)/var
 	mkdir -p $(1)/etc
-	ln -sf /tmp/resolv.conf /tmp/fstab /tmp/TZ $(1)/etc/
+	$(LN) /tmp/resolv.conf /tmp/fstab /tmp/TZ $(1)/etc/
 
 	chmod 0600 $(1)/etc/shadow
 	chmod 1777 $(1)/tmp
diff --git a/package/kernel/ar7-atm/Makefile b/package/kernel/ar7-atm/Makefile
index 59e9e79183e5834b0f7e9e7e0591e4a82abfdbd2..2574568acc90190d5539b3704a39ecc536606c0f 100644
--- a/package/kernel/ar7-atm/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/ar7-atm/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # 
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2009 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2014 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ endef
 define KernelPackage/sangam-atm-annex-a/install
 	mkdir -p $(1)/lib/firmware
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ar0700mp.bin $(1)/lib/firmware/
-	ln -sf ar0700mp.bin $(1)/lib/firmware/ar0700xx.bin
+	$(LN) ar0700mp.bin $(1)/lib/firmware/ar0700xx.bin
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/sangam-atm-annex-b/install
 	mkdir -p $(1)/lib/firmware
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ar0700db.bin $(1)/lib/firmware/
-	ln -sf ar0700db.bin $(1)/lib/firmware/ar0700xx.bin
+	$(LN) ar0700db.bin $(1)/lib/firmware/ar0700xx.bin
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,sangam-atm-annex-a))
diff --git a/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/Makefile b/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/Makefile
index 29137e0dc0efa3d2d814d45650af3e064bbc6411..003986ccbe783d280e387e1ff283b992c07927c5 100644
--- a/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/broadcom-wl/Makefile
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ endef
 define Package/nas/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/nas $(1)/usr/sbin/
-	ln -sf nas $(1)/usr/sbin/nas4not
-	ln -sf nas $(1)/usr/sbin/nas4wds
+	$(LN) nas $(1)/usr/sbin/nas4not
+	$(LN) nas $(1)/usr/sbin/nas4wds
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,brcm-wl))
diff --git a/package/libs/toolchain/Makefile b/package/libs/toolchain/Makefile
index be20c06424d01fcf500643f5217dedbf652202c3..1cb83fa126bd03636ee092a4be5fca8f2b7dc226 100644
--- a/package/libs/toolchain/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/toolchain/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2012 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2014 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN),)
   define Package/eglibc/install
 	$(CP) ./eglibc-files/* $(1)/
 	rm -f $(1)/etc/localtime
-	ln -sf /tmp/localtime $(1)/etc/localtime
+	$(LN) /tmp/localtime $(1)/etc/localtime
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib
 	$(CP) \
 		$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/ld*.so.* \
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN),)
 	$(CP) \
 		$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/libc.so* \
 		$(1)/lib/
-	ln -s ../../lib/$(LD_MUSL_NAME) $(1)/usr/bin/ldd
+	$(LN) ../../lib/$(LD_MUSL_NAME) $(1)/usr/bin/ldd
   endef
 
   define Package/libc/install
diff --git a/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile b/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
index d805f00cd3aabb02045d176d16e9afe951d75910..12a836be37da9f323559b1a7b77aa4689d8a2c12 100644
--- a/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/dropbear/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2012 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2014 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ define Package/dropbear/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/dropbearmulti $(1)/usr/sbin/dropbear
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
-	ln -sf ../sbin/dropbear $(1)/usr/bin/scp
-	ln -sf ../sbin/dropbear $(1)/usr/bin/ssh
-	ln -sf ../sbin/dropbear $(1)/usr/bin/dbclient
-	ln -sf ../sbin/dropbear $(1)/usr/bin/dropbearkey
+	$(LN) ../sbin/dropbear $(1)/usr/bin/scp
+	$(LN) ../sbin/dropbear $(1)/usr/bin/ssh
+	$(LN) ../sbin/dropbear $(1)/usr/bin/dbclient
+	$(LN) ../sbin/dropbear $(1)/usr/bin/dropbearkey
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/dropbear.config $(1)/etc/config/dropbear
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index d698c050a3f4084561169f349236c7de1e406004..d8b3498b11e8de1bc4fd4b084623b9d9dcf53dbf 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ define Package/wpad/install
 	$(call Install/hostapd,$(1))
 	$(call Install/supplicant,$(1))
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/
-	ln -sf wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/hostapd
-	ln -sf wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant
+	$(LN) wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/hostapd
+	$(LN) wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant
 endef
 Package/wpad-mini/install = $(Package/wpad/install)
 
diff --git a/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile b/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
index 33b71ffe82db099821ec59a08c8ef6d8873f6f55..efb0a76fbbef2e07340b4523173dc53b7827fd84 100644
--- a/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/ppp/Makefile
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ define Package/ppp/install
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/etc/ppp/chap-secrets $(1)/etc/ppp/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/etc/ppp/filter $(1)/etc/ppp/
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/etc/ppp/options $(1)/etc/ppp/
-	ln -sf /tmp/resolv.conf.ppp $(1)/etc/ppp/resolv.conf
+	$(LN) /tmp/resolv.conf.ppp $(1)/etc/ppp/resolv.conf
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/netifd/proto
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/ppp.sh $(1)/lib/netifd/proto/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/lib/netifd/ppp-up $(1)/lib/netifd/
diff --git a/package/network/services/samba36/Makefile b/package/network/services/samba36/Makefile
index 4dff34b3c97af2cc5f2daedf1abd8cc3c80f6554..16838be4dfc8871d6bc9bc57ebc51dc86ee4cc1c 100644
--- a/package/network/services/samba36/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/samba36/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2012 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2014 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ define Package/samba36-server/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/samba.init $(1)/etc/init.d/samba
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_BIN)/samba_multicall $(1)/usr/sbin
-	ln -sf samba_multicall $(1)/usr/sbin/smbd
-	ln -sf samba_multicall $(1)/usr/sbin/nmbd
-	ln -sf samba_multicall $(1)/usr/sbin/smbpasswd
+	$(LN) samba_multicall $(1)/usr/sbin/smbd
+	$(LN) samba_multicall $(1)/usr/sbin/nmbd
+	$(LN) samba_multicall $(1)/usr/sbin/smbpasswd
 endef
 
 define Package/samba36-client/install
diff --git a/package/network/utils/curl/Makefile b/package/network/utils/curl/Makefile
index a77fcc89a7d6262870e979e1f00cc1ef1a78e0fd..f78fa9e9a247e32ff403b2db84244a217ce58e6a 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/curl/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/curl/Makefile
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libcurl.pc $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
 	$(SED) 's,-L$$$${exec_prefix}/lib,,g' $(1)/usr/bin/curl-config
 	[ -n "$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)" ] && $(SED) 's#$(TARGET_LDFLAGS)##g' $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libcurl.pc || true
-	ln -sf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/curl-config $(2)/bin/
+	$(LN) $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/curl-config $(2)/bin/
 endef
 
 define Package/curl/install
diff --git a/package/network/utils/wireless-tools/Makefile b/package/network/utils/wireless-tools/Makefile
index 64b6f9fc7ad0e0d49ec43cfffea2299dac7c4689..67986baaa160ea213a0d7327b7d13640553d81fa 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/wireless-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/wireless-tools/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2009 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2014 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/{iwlib,wireless}.h $(1)/usr/include/
 	mkdir -p $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/libiw.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
-	ln -sf libiw.so.$(PKG_VERSION) $(1)/usr/lib/libiw.so
+	$(LN) libiw.so.$(PKG_VERSION) $(1)/usr/lib/libiw.so
 endef
 
 define Package/wireless-tools/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/iwconfig $(1)/usr/sbin/
-	ln -sf iwconfig $(1)/usr/sbin/iwlist
-	ln -sf iwconfig $(1)/usr/sbin/iwpriv
+	$(LN) iwconfig $(1)/usr/sbin/iwlist
+	$(LN) iwconfig $(1)/usr/sbin/iwpriv
 endef
 
 define Package/libiw/install
diff --git a/package/utils/e2fsprogs/Makefile b/package/utils/e2fsprogs/Makefile
index 5dc878658cd734cda0e9b909c7ed1f2c2404c027..d4fd8d74742fdbd697c040ec0c05d7ca9bc58d46 100644
--- a/package/utils/e2fsprogs/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/e2fsprogs/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2012 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2014 OpenWrt.org
 # Copyright 2010 Vertical Communications
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@ define Package/e2fsprogs/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/e2fsck $(1)/usr/sbin/
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/mke2fs $(1)/usr/sbin/
-	ln -sf mke2fs $(1)/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext2
-	ln -sf mke2fs $(1)/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext3
-	ln -sf mke2fs $(1)/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4
+	$(LN) mke2fs $(1)/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext2
+	$(LN) mke2fs $(1)/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext3
+	$(LN) mke2fs $(1)/usr/sbin/mkfs.ext4
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libe2p.so.* $(1)/usr/lib/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
diff --git a/package/utils/lua/Makefile b/package/utils/lua/Makefile
index e7e011a4052e23c3f9eca30ba37f8c5cbc911e40..e40188ed9e4bee401549c6faec86cb569ca754de 100644
--- a/package/utils/lua/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/lua/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # 
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2012 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2014 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/lnum_config.h $(1)/usr/include/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/liblua.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
-	ln -sf liblua.so.$(PKG_VERSION) $(1)/usr/lib/liblualib.so
+	$(LN) liblua.so.$(PKG_VERSION) $(1)/usr/lib/liblualib.so
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
 	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/etc/lua.pc $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
 endef