--- src/lhext.c.symlink	2000-10-04 10:57:38.000000000 -0400
+++ src/lhext.c	2003-05-19 22:55:57.000000000 -0400
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ extract_one(afp, hdr)
 				}
 
 				unlink(bb1);
+				make_parent_path(bb1);
 				l_code = symlink(bb2, bb1);
 				if (l_code < 0) {
 					if (quiet != TRUE)