diff --git a/lib/libss/Makefile b/lib/libss/Makefile
index 4ab327d11a1c..599bd1f01571 100644
--- a/lib/libss/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libss/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.3 1995/01/23 18:56:40 wollman Exp $
+#	$Id: Makefile,v 1.4 1995/02/08 21:11:39 bde Exp $
 
 LIB=	ss
 SRCS=	ss_err.c data.c error.c execute_cmd.c help.c invocation.c list_rqs.c \
 	listen.c pager.c parse.c prompt.c request_tbl.c requests.c \
 	std_rqs.c
 CFLAGS+= -I. -I${.CURDIR} -DPOSIX -DIN_LIBSS
-CLEANFILES+=	ss ss_err.c ss_err.et ss_err.h std_rqs.c std_rqs.ct
+CLEANFILES+=	ss ss_err.c ss_err.h std_rqs.c 
 .if exists(${.CURDIR}/../libcom_err/obj/.)
 LDADD+=	-L${.CURDIR}/../libcom_err/obj
 .else
@@ -13,14 +13,15 @@ LDADD+=	-L${.CURDIR}/../libcom_err
 .endif
 LDADD+=	-lcom_err
 
-ss_err.h ss_err.c:	ss_err.et
+ss_err.h ss_err.c:	${.CURDIR}/ss_err.et
 	test -e ss_err.et || ln -s ${.CURDIR}/ss_err.et .
 	compile_et ss_err.et
+	-test -h ss_err.et && rm ss_err.et 
 
-std_rqs.c:		std_rqs.ct
+std_rqs.c:		${.CURDIR}/std_rqs.ct
 	test -e std_rqs.ct || ln -s ${.CURDIR}/std_rqs.ct .
 	mk_cmds std_rqs.ct
-	test -e ss || ln -s ${.CURDIR} ss
+	-test -h std_rqs.ct && rm std_rqs.ct
 
 beforeinstall:
 	-cd ${.CURDIR}; cmp -s ss.h ${DESTDIR}/usr/include/ss/ss.h || \