diff --git a/sinks/Makefile b/sinks/Makefile
index 65d7e75..4274c4d 100644
--- a/sinks/Makefile
+++ b/sinks/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 all: libganglia.so
 
 libganglia.so:
-	@find /usr -readable -name "libganglia.so*" -exec ln -sf {} libganglia.so \;
+	@find /usr -readable -name "libganglia.so*" -print0 | \
+	    xargs --null --no-run-if-empty --replace \
+	        ln --symbolic --verbose --force '{}' libganglia.so
 
 
 clean: