--- /sbin/installkernel	2009-03-13 00:59:02.000000000 +0100
+++ /root/bin/installkernel	2009-03-13 01:02:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@
     # The presence of "$dir/$1" is unusual in modern intallations, and
     # the results are mostly unused.  So only recreate them if they
     # already existed.
-    if test -L "$dir/$1" &&
-        [ "$(readlink -f ${dir}/${1})" = "${dir}/${1}-${ver}" ]; then
-        ln -sf "$1-$ver.old" "$dir/$1.old"
+    if test -L "$dir/$1"; then
+        if [ "$(readlink -f ${dir}/${1})" = "${dir}/${1}-${ver}" ]; then
+            ln -sf "$1-$ver.old" "$dir/$1.old"
+        else
+            mv "$dir/$1" "$dir/$1.old"
+        fi
         ln -sf "$1-$ver" "$dir/$1"
     else
         mv "$dir/$1" "$dir/$1.old"