diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
index 587b4e6e604..0bb9cc2be88 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ make_system_dirs()
 		ln -sf usr/${d} .
 	done
 	# Create /usr/sbin symlink to /usr/bin.
-	[ ! -e usr/sbin ] ln -sf bin usr/sbin
+	[ ! -e usr/sbin ] && ln -sf bin usr/sbin
 
 	for d in empty log opt cache lib; do
 		[ ! -d var/${d} ] && install -d var/${d}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-directories/template b/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
index dfda56ef672..a2ae6229cda 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'base-directories'
 pkgname=base-directories
-version=0.33
+version=0.34
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 bootstrap=yes