diff --git a/sinks/Makefile b/sinks/Makefile
index 4274c4d..bd40f10 100644
--- a/sinks/Makefile
+++ b/sinks/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 all: libganglia.so
 
 libganglia.so:
-	@find /usr -readable -name "libganglia.so*" -print0 | \
+	@find /usr ! -readable -prune -o -type d ! -executable -prune -o -name "$@*" -print0 | \
 	    xargs --null --no-run-if-empty --replace \
-	        ln --symbolic --verbose --force '{}' libganglia.so
+	        ln --symbolic --verbose --force '{}' "$@"
+	@if [[ ! -e "$@" ]]; then touch "$@"; fi
 
 
 clean: