diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d0e888e..31a9f35 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -18,4 +18,15 @@ include servicecmd/Makemodule.am
 
 install-data-local:
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)
-
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/loopback $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/loopback
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/hostname $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/hostname
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/sysctl $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/sysctl
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/sysinit $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/sysinit
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/shutdown $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/shutdown
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/reboot $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/reboot
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/sync $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/sync@shutdown
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/sigkill $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/sigkill@shutdown
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/sigterm $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/sigterm@shutdown
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/sync $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/sync@reboot
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/sigkill $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/sigkill@reboot
+	$(LN_S) $(TEMPLATEDIR)/sigterm $(DESTDIR)$(SVCDIR)/sigterm@reboot
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d72097a..708b3fc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 AC_PROG_MKDIR_P
+AC_PROG_LN_S
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([lib/include/config.h])
 AC_DEFINE_DIR(SVCDIR, sysconfdir/init.d, [Startup service directory])