diff --git a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
index b87ed793c..df78b30a5 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
+++ b/Shorewall-core/lib.cli
@@ -3864,7 +3864,7 @@ noiptrace_command() {
 verify_firewall_script() {
     if [ ! -f $g_firewall ]; then
 	echo "   ERROR: $g_product is not properly installed" >&2
-	if [ -L $g_firewall ]; then
+	if [ -h $g_firewall ]; then
 	    echo "          $g_firewall is a symbolic link to a" >&2
 	    echo "          non-existant file" >&2
 	else
diff --git a/Shorewall-core/lib.uninstaller b/Shorewall-core/lib.uninstaller
index a13021533..0eb5d8cd0 100644
--- a/Shorewall-core/lib.uninstaller
+++ b/Shorewall-core/lib.uninstaller
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ mywhich() {
 remove_file() # $1 = file to remove
 {
     if [ -n "$1" ] ; then
-        if [ -f $1 -o -L $1 ] ; then
+        if [ -f $1 -o -h $1 ] ; then
             rm -f $1
             echo "$1 Removed"
         fi
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ remove_file_with_wildcard() # $1 = file with wildcard to remove
             if [ -d $f ] ; then
                 rm -rf $f
                 echo "$f Removed"
-            elif [ -f $f -o -L $f ] ; then
+            elif [ -f $f -o -h $f ] ; then
                 rm -f $f
                 echo "$f Removed"
             fi
diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
index 2c4536905..7205b715f 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/uninstall.sh
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ fi
 
 remove_file ${SBINDIR}/$PRODUCT
 
-if [ -L ${SHAREDIR}/$PRODUCT/init ]; then
+if [ -h ${SHAREDIR}/$PRODUCT/init ]; then
     if [ $HOST = openwrt ]; then
 	if [ $configure -eq 1 ] && /etc/init.d/$PRODUCT enabled; then
 	    /etc/init.d/$PRODUCT disable
diff --git a/Shorewall/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
index f5a632b2e..ecefdbaed 100755
--- a/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/uninstall.sh
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ fi
 
 remove_file ${SBINDIR}/$PRODUCT
 
-if [ -L ${SHAREDIR}/$PRODUCT/init ]; then
+if [ -h ${SHAREDIR}/$PRODUCT/init ]; then
     FIREWALL=$(readlink -m -q ${SHAREDIR}/$PRODUCT/init)
 elif [ -n "$INITFILE" ]; then
     FIREWALL=${INITDIR}/${INITFILE}