--- ltmain.in	Sat Feb 12 13:18:34 2005
+++ ltmain.in.new	Thu Mar 31 09:29:41 2005
@@ -807,9 +807,9 @@
     fi
 
     # Lock this critical section if it is needed
-    # We use this script file to make the link, it avoids creating a new file
+    # We use this script file to make the link
     if test "$need_locks" = yes; then
-      until $run ln "$progpath" "$lockfile" 2>/dev/null; do
+      until $run $LN_S "$progpath" "$lockfile" 2>/dev/null; do
 	$show "Waiting for $lockfile to be removed"
 	sleep 2
       done