diff --git a/src/internal/slibtool_symlink_impl.c b/src/internal/slibtool_symlink_impl.c
index 88af538..66788fe 100644
--- a/src/internal/slibtool_symlink_impl.c
+++ b/src/internal/slibtool_symlink_impl.c
@@ -50,10 +50,15 @@ int slbt_create_symlink(
 	ectx->argv = ln;
 
 	/* step output */
-	if (!(dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_SILENT))
-		if (slbt_output_link(dctx,ectx))
+	if (!(dctx->cctx->drvflags & SLBT_DRIVER_SILENT)) {
+		if ((dctx->cctx->mode == SLBT_MODE_LINK)
+				&& slbt_output_link(dctx,ectx))
 			return -1;
 
+		else if (slbt_output_install(dctx,ectx))
+			return -1;
+	}
+
 	/* create symlink */
 	if (symlink(atarget,tmplnk))
 		return -1;