diff --git a/symlinks-1.2-short.patch b/symlinks-1.2-short.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..532301a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/symlinks-1.2-short.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- symlinks-1.2/symlinks.c.lr	2003-10-16 14:07:29.000000000 +0200
++++ symlinks-1.2/symlinks.c	2003-10-16 14:08:16.000000000 +0200
+@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@
+ 		strcpy (np, tail);
+ 		(void) tidy_path(new);
+ 	}
++	shorten_path(new, path);
+ 	if (!testing) {
+ 		if (unlink (path)) {
+ 			perror(path);
diff --git a/symlinks.spec b/symlinks.spec
index 91ffd72..be9f2aa 100644
--- a/symlinks.spec
+++ b/symlinks.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 Summary: A utility which maintains a system's symbolic links.
 Name: symlinks
 Version: 1.2
-Release: 18
+Release: 20
 Group: Applications/System
 Copyright: distributable
 Source: ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/utils/file/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0: symlinks-1.2-nostatic.patch
 Patch1: symlinks-1.2-fixman.patch
+Patch2: symlinks-1.2-short.patch
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 
 %description
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ symlinks on your system.
 %setup
 %patch -p1 -b .nostatic
 %patch1 -p1 -b .fixman
+%patch2 -p1
 
 %build
 make
@@ -41,6 +43,12 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_mandir}/man8/symlinks.8*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 16 2003 Florian La Roche <Florian.LaRoche@redhat.de>
+- add patch from #89655
+
+* Wed Jun 04 2003 Elliot Lee <sopwith@redhat.com>
+- rebuilt
+
 * Wed Jan 22 2003 Tim Powers <timp@redhat.com>
 - rebuilt