diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index 4306ae2d9b..c3dcc418c7 100755
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ if [ ! -L /etc/resolv.conf ]; then
     ln -s /var/etc/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
 fi
 
+# Setup compatibility link for packages that
+# have trouble overriding the PREFIX configure
+# argument since we build our packages in a
+# seperated PREFIX area
+ln -s /tmp/tmp /usr/local
+
 # Malloc debugging check
 if [ ! -L /etc/malloc.conf ]; then
     ln -s aj /etc/malloc.conf