diff --git a/ntfs3g-2014.2.15-r1.ebuild b/ntfs3g-2014.2.15-r1.ebuild
index 73b413c..5c6f72c 100644
--- a/ntfs3g-2014.2.15-r1.ebuild
+++ b/ntfs3g-2014.2.15-r1.ebuild
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SRC_URI="http://tuxera.com/opensource/${MY_P}.tgz"
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="alpha amd64 arm ppc ppc64 sparc x86 ~amd64-linux ~arm-linux ~x86-linux"
-IUSE="acl debug +external-fuse ntfsdecrypt +ntfsprogs static-libs suid xattr"
+IUSE="acl debug +external-fuse ntfsdecrypt +ntfsprogs static-libs suid symlink xattr"
 
 RDEPEND="!<sys-apps/util-linux-2.20.1-r2
 	!sys-fs/ntfsprogs
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ src_install() {
 	udev_dorules "${FILESDIR}"/99-ntfs3g.rules
 	prune_libtool_files
 
-	dosym mount.ntfs-3g /usr/sbin/mount.ntfs #374197
+	use symlink && dosym mount.ntfs-3g /usr/sbin/mount.ntfs #374197
 }
diff --git a/ntfs3g-2015.3.14.ebuild b/ntfs3g-2015.3.14.ebuild
index f7f0089..955d3f1 100644
--- a/ntfs3g-2015.3.14.ebuild
+++ b/ntfs3g-2015.3.14.ebuild
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SRC_URI="http://tuxera.com/opensource/${MY_P}.tgz"
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0/86"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~ppc ~ppc64 ~sparc ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~arm-linux ~x86-linux"
-IUSE="acl debug +external-fuse ntfsdecrypt +ntfsprogs static-libs suid xattr"
+IUSE="acl debug +external-fuse ntfsdecrypt +ntfsprogs static-libs suid symlink xattr"
 
 RDEPEND="!<sys-apps/util-linux-2.20.1-r2
 	!sys-fs/ntfsprogs
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ src_install() {
 	udev_dorules "${FILESDIR}"/99-ntfs3g.rules
 	prune_libtool_files
 
-	dosym mount.ntfs-3g /usr/sbin/mount.ntfs #374197
+	use symlink && dosym mount.ntfs-3g /usr/sbin/mount.ntfs #374197
 }
diff --git a/ntfs3g-2016.2.22.ebuild b/ntfs3g-2016.2.22.ebuild
index fbac7ac..277e24b 100644
--- a/ntfs3g-2016.2.22.ebuild
+++ b/ntfs3g-2016.2.22.ebuild
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ SRC_URI="http://tuxera.com/opensource/${MY_P}.tgz"
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0/86"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~ppc ~ppc64 ~sparc ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~arm-linux ~x86-linux"
-IUSE="acl debug +external-fuse ntfsdecrypt +ntfsprogs static-libs suid xattr"
+IUSE="acl debug +external-fuse ntfsdecrypt +ntfsprogs static-libs suid symlink xattr"
 
 RDEPEND="!<sys-apps/util-linux-2.20.1-r2
 	!sys-fs/ntfsprogs
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ src_install() {
 	udev_dorules "${FILESDIR}"/99-ntfs3g.rules
 	prune_libtool_files
 
-	dosym mount.ntfs-3g /usr/sbin/mount.ntfs #374197
+	use symlink && dosym mount.ntfs-3g /usr/sbin/mount.ntfs #374197
 }