--- 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);