diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2b12bb554..ca6264a0a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ cmake (2.8.3-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * Install documentation to /usr/share/cmake-data instead as it's the "base"
     package rather than cmake. Also link doc directories to it.
+  * The job of replacing directories with symlinks apparently is a tough one.
+    Create a symlink manually in the postinst of the affected (!cmake-data)
+    packages.
 
  -- Modestas Vainius <modax@debian.org>  Sun, 02 Jan 2011 13:29:09 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/cmake-curses-gui.postinst b/debian/cmake-curses-gui.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..273c66bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cmake-curses-gui.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+pkgname=`basename "$0" .postinst`
+
+# Manually create a /usr/share/doc/$pkgname symlink manually on upgrades (see
+# #404850)
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -n "$2" ] && \
+     dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "2.8.3-3";
+then
+    rmdir "/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
+    ln -s "cmake-data" "/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/cmake-dbg.postinst b/debian/cmake-dbg.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..273c66bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cmake-dbg.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+pkgname=`basename "$0" .postinst`
+
+# Manually create a /usr/share/doc/$pkgname symlink manually on upgrades (see
+# #404850)
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -n "$2" ] && \
+     dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "2.8.3-3";
+then
+    rmdir "/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
+    ln -s "cmake-data" "/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/cmake-doc.postinst b/debian/cmake-doc.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..273c66bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cmake-doc.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+pkgname=`basename "$0" .postinst`
+
+# Manually create a /usr/share/doc/$pkgname symlink manually on upgrades (see
+# #404850)
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -n "$2" ] && \
+     dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "2.8.3-3";
+then
+    rmdir "/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
+    ln -s "cmake-data" "/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/cmake-qt-gui.postinst b/debian/cmake-qt-gui.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..273c66bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cmake-qt-gui.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+pkgname=`basename "$0" .postinst`
+
+# Manually create a /usr/share/doc/$pkgname symlink manually on upgrades (see
+# #404850)
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -n "$2" ] && \
+     dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "2.8.3-3";
+then
+    rmdir "/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
+    ln -s "cmake-data" "/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/debian/cmake.postinst b/debian/cmake.postinst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..273c66bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/cmake.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+pkgname=`basename "$0" .postinst`
+
+# Manually create a /usr/share/doc/$pkgname symlink manually on upgrades (see
+# #404850)
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -n "$2" ] && \
+     dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt "2.8.3-3";
+then
+    rmdir "/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
+    ln -s "cmake-data" "/usr/share/doc/$pkgname"
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#