diff --git a/live-build/auto/build b/live-build/auto/build
index 2e9a4259..ba06b072 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/build
+++ b/live-build/auto/build
@@ -849,13 +849,13 @@ done
 NUMFLAVOURS="$(set -- $LB_LINUX_FLAVOURS; echo $#)"
 if [ "$NUMFLAVOURS" = 1 ] && [ "$LB_LINUX_FLAVOURS" != "none" ]; then
 	# only one kernel flavour
-	if [ -e "binary/$INITFS/vmlinuz" -a ! -h "binary/$INITFS/vmlinuz" ]; then
+	if [ -f "binary/$INITFS/vmlinuz" ]; then
 		ln "binary/$INITFS/vmlinuz" "$PREFIX.kernel"
 		chmod 644 "$PREFIX.kernel"
 	else
 		ln -sf "$PREFIX.kernel-$LB_LINUX_FLAVOURS" "$PREFIX.kernel"
 	fi
-	if [ -e "binary/$INITFS/initrd.lz" -a ! -h "binary/$INITFS/initrd.lz" ]; then
+	if [ -f "binary/$INITFS/initrd.lz" ]; then
 		ln "binary/$INITFS/initrd.lz" "$PREFIX.initrd"
 		chmod 644 "$PREFIX.initrd"
 	else