diff --git a/release/picobsd/custom/Makefile.mfs b/release/picobsd/custom/Makefile.mfs
index 5e3dbd60c333..e941a4a392f2 100644
--- a/release/picobsd/custom/Makefile.mfs
+++ b/release/picobsd/custom/Makefile.mfs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ all: tree links
 
 tree:
 	@echo "--- making tree"
-	mtree -deU -f mfs.mtree -p ${DESTDIR}
+	mtree -deLU -f mfs.mtree -p ${DESTDIR}
 
 links: tree
 	@echo "--- making links"
diff --git a/release/picobsd/dial/Makefile.mfs b/release/picobsd/dial/Makefile.mfs
index fa83cfa2b78a..c7cd58157960 100644
--- a/release/picobsd/dial/Makefile.mfs
+++ b/release/picobsd/dial/Makefile.mfs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ LOCALE_LINKS=${US_LOCALE_LINKS}
 all: tree links
 
 tree:
-	mtree -deU -f ../build/mfs.mtree -p ${DESTDIR}
+	mtree -deLU -f ../build/mfs.mtree -p ${DESTDIR}
 
 links: tree
 	(cd ${DESTDIR}; \
diff --git a/release/picobsd/install/Makefile.mfs b/release/picobsd/install/Makefile.mfs
index ac567daefaca..145c9b6c0a91 100644
--- a/release/picobsd/install/Makefile.mfs
+++ b/release/picobsd/install/Makefile.mfs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MY_DEVS= std tun2 cuaa0 cuaa1 cuaa2 vty10 fd0 wd0s1h pty0 wd0 wd1 wd2 wd3 da0 da
 all: tree links files
 
 tree:
-	mtree -deU -f mfs.mtree -p ${DESTDIR}
+	mtree -deLU -f mfs.mtree -p ${DESTDIR}
 
 links: tree
 	(cd ${DESTDIR}; \