1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.2.8.bb b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.2.8.bb
index ca0ba3ff6e..9470adb1be 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.2.8.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/zlib/zlib_1.2.8.bb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ SECTION = "libs"
 LICENSE = "Zlib"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://zlib.h;beginline=4;endline=23;md5=fde612df1e5933c428b73844a0c494fd"
 
-
 SRC_URI = "http://www.zlib.net/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.xz \
            file://remove.ldconfig.call.patch \
            file://Makefile-runtests.patch \
@@ -45,16 +44,15 @@ do_install_ptest() {
         install ${B}/minigzipsh ${D}${PTEST_PATH}
 }
 
-# We move zlib shared libraries for target builds to avoid
-# qa warnings.
-#
+# Move zlib shared libraries for target builds to $base_libdir so the library
+# can be used in early boot before $prefix is mounted.
 do_install_append_class-target() {
         if [ ${base_libdir} != ${libdir} ]
         then
                 mkdir -p ${D}/${base_libdir}
                 mv ${D}/${libdir}/libz.so.* ${D}/${base_libdir}
-                tmp=`readlink ${D}/${libdir}/libz.so`
-                ln -sf ../../${base_libdir}/$tmp ${D}/${libdir}/libz.so
+                libname=`readlink ${D}/${libdir}/libz.so`
+                ln -sf ${@oe.path.relative("${libdir}", "${base_libdir}")}/$libname ${D}${libdir}/libz.so
         fi
 }