diff --git a/pisi/atomicoperations.py b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
index e2fe7ed3..397195c9 100644
--- a/pisi/atomicoperations.py
+++ b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class Install(AtomicOperation):
                     os.makedirs(destdir)
 
                 if os.path.islink(old_path): 
-                    if not os.path.exists(new_path):
+                    if not os.path.lexists(new_path):
                         os.symlink(os.readlink(old_path), new_path)
                 else:
                     shutil.copy(old_path, new_path)