diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
index 6414503382c..6a61fe2a695 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-directories/INSTALL
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ post)
 			if [ "$(readlink -f $dir)" != "$dest" ]; then
 				echo "WARNING: removing wrong symlink in /$dir..."
 				rm -f "$dir"
-				ln -sf "$dest" "$dir"
 			fi
 		elif [ -d "$dir" ]; then
 			echo "WARNING: removing directory /$dir..."
 			rm -rf "$dir"
+		fi
+		if [ ! -e "$dir" ]; then
 			ln -sf "$dest" "$dir"
 		fi
 		shift; shift;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-directories/template b/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
index 8ba54fe09a2..e4e8772fea1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-directories/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'base-directories'
 pkgname=base-directories
-version=0.10
+version=0.11
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="XBPS FHS Base System directories"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"