diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/make-binpkg.sh b/xbps-src/shutils/make-binpkg.sh
index 364987781ff..6027520f3e0 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/make-binpkg.sh
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/make-binpkg.sh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ xbps_make_binpkg_real()
 		mfiles="./REMOVE"
 	fi
 	mfiles="$mfiles ./files.plist ./props.plist"
-	_dirs=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d)
+	_dirs=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -o -type l)
 	for d in ${_dirs}; do
 		[ "$d" = "." ] && continue
 		dirs="$d $dirs"