diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 26db1c1..597c3f4 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -84,11 +84,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = \
 	test/des-cases.h \
 	test/ka-table.inc
 
-if ENABLE_XCRYPT_COMPAT_FILES
 nodist_include_HEADERS += xcrypt.h
-else
-nodist_noinst_HEADERS += xcrypt.h
-endif
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = \
 	lib/gen-des-tables
@@ -137,7 +133,7 @@ uninstall_hook_targets = \
 	uninstall-hook-pkgconfig
 install-data-hook-pkgconfig:
 	cd $(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigdir) && \
-		$(LN_S) libxcrypt.pc libcrypt.pc
+		$(LN_S) -f libxcrypt.pc libcrypt.pc
 uninstall-hook-pkgconfig:
 	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(pkgconfigdir)/libcrypt.pc