Index: usr.bin/xinstall/xinstall.c
===================================================================
--- usr.bin/xinstall/xinstall.c
+++ usr.bin/xinstall/xinstall.c
@@ -754,10 +754,7 @@
 		devnull = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!dolink)
-		target = (stat(to_name, &to_sb) == 0);
-	else
-		target = (lstat(to_name, &to_sb) == 0);
+	target = (lstat(to_name, &to_sb) == 0);
 
 	if (dolink) {
 		if (target && !safecopy) {
@@ -772,8 +769,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Only install to regular files. */
-	if (target && !S_ISREG(to_sb.st_mode)) {
+	if (target && !(S_ISREG(to_sb.st_mode) || S_ISLNK(to_sb.st_mode))) {
 		errno = EFTYPE;
 		warn("%s", to_name);
 		return;