diff --git a/mkpkgng.in b/mkpkgng.in
index e70a1b1..d86bc16 100644
--- a/mkpkgng.in
+++ b/mkpkgng.in
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ while read mandir ; do
 	while read manpage ; do
 		gzip "$manpage"
 	done
+	find $mandir -type l -name '*.[0-9]' |
+	while read manlink ; do
+		ln -s "$(readlink $manlink).gz" "$manlink.gz"
+	done
 done
 
 #
@@ -150,8 +154,12 @@ cp "$srcdir/README" "$tmproot/+DESC"
 info "Generating the file list."
 (
 	echo "files: {"
-	find -s "$tmproot@prefix@" -type f | while read file ; do
-		[ "$file" = "$manifest" ] && continue
+	find -s "$tmproot@prefix@" -type f -or -type l | while read file ; do
+		case $file in
+		*.la)
+			continue
+			;;
+		esac
 		mode=$(stat -f%p "$file" | cut -c 3-)
 		file="${file#$tmproot}"
 		echo "  $file: { uname: root, gname: wheel, perm: $mode }"