diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 9fe59e63..41fca240 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -326,8 +326,6 @@ install-std: build
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} $(E2FSCK_STATIC) ${tmpdir}/sbin
 	cp ${mandir}/man8/e2fsck.8 ${mandir}/man8/e2fsck.static.8
 
-	ln -s et/com_err.h ${tmpdir}/usr/include
-
 	dh_movefiles
 	test -z "`find ${tmpdir} -type f`"
 
diff --git a/lib/et/Makefile.in b/lib/et/Makefile.in
index a7e273cd..203dbacd 100644
--- a/lib/et/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/et/Makefile.in
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ install:: compile_et libcom_err.a $(HFILES) installdirs com_err.pc
 		echo "	INSTALL_DATA $(includedir)/et/$$i"; \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$$i $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/et/$$i; \
 	done
+	$(Q) $(LN) $(LINK_INSTALL_FLAGS) $(includedir)/et/com_err.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)
 	$(Q) for i in $(SHARE_FILES); do \
 		echo "	INSTALL_DATA $(datadir)/et/$$i"; \
 		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$$i $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/et/$$i; \