diff --git a/net/net-snmp/Makefile b/net/net-snmp/Makefile
index 808ab9251..a66f4a880 100644
--- a/net/net-snmp/Makefile
+++ b/net/net-snmp/Makefile
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ define Package/snmpd/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/config
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/snmpd.conf $(1)/etc/config/snmpd
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/snmp
-	ln -sf /var/run/snmpd.conf $(1)/etc/snmp/
+	$(LN) /var/run/snmpd.conf $(1)/etc/snmp/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/snmpd.init $(1)/etc/init.d/snmpd
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin