diff --git a/lib/.cvsignore b/lib/.cvsignore
index d256a857..201cc977 100644
--- a/lib/.cvsignore
+++ b/lib/.cvsignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ libgtop.la
 *.lo
 lib.c
 structures.h
+sysdeps-init.c
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index fd94f810..e09b2cf3 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ structures.h: structures.pl $(top_builddir)/config.h \
 	mv tmp-s structures.h
 
 sysdeps-init.c:
-	@LN_S@ @sysdeps_init_file@ sysdeps-init.c
+	rm -f sysdeps-init.c
+	cp $(srcdir)/@sysdeps_init_file@ sysdeps-init.c
 
 CLEANFILES			= $(BUILT_SOURCES)