--- a/config/nsinstall.c
+++ b/config/nsinstall.c
@@ -280,22 +280,25 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	    cwd = optarg;
 	    break;
 	  case 'D':
 	    onlydir = 1;
 	    break;
 	  case 'd':
 	    dodir = 1;
 	    break;
+	  case 'l':
+	    dolink = 1;
+	    break;
 	  case 'L':
 	    linkprefix = optarg;
 	    lplen = strlen(linkprefix);
 	    dolink = 1;
 	    break;
-	  case 'R':
+     case 'R':
 	    dolink = dorelsymlink = 1;
 	    break;
 	  case 'm':
 	    mode = strtoul(optarg, &cp, 8);
 	    if (mode == 0 && cp == optarg)
 		usage();
 	    break;
 	  case 'o':
@@ -381,17 +384,17 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
             if (access(name, R_OK) != 0) {
                 fail("cannot access %s", name);
             }
 	    if (*name == '/') {
 		/* source is absolute pathname, link to it directly */
 		linkname = 0;
 	    } else {
 		if (linkprefix) {
-		    /* -L prefixes names with a $cwd arg. */
+		    /* -L implies -l and prefixes names with a $cwd arg. */
 		    len += lplen + 1;
 		    linkname = xmalloc((unsigned int)(len + 1));
 		    sprintf(linkname, "%s/%s", linkprefix, name);
 		} else if (dorelsymlink) {
 		    /* Symlink the relative path from todir to source name. */
 		    linkname = xmalloc(PATH_MAX);
 
 		    if (*todir == '/') {

--- a/config/nsinstall.py
+++ b/config/nsinstall.py
@@ -26,16 +26,18 @@ def _nsinstall_internal(argv):
   p.add_option('-t', action="store_true",
                help="Preserve time stamp")
   p.add_option('-m', action="store",
                help="Set mode", metavar="mode")
   p.add_option('-d', action="store_true",
                help="Create directories in target")
   p.add_option('-R', action="store_true",
                help="Use relative symbolic links (ignored)")
+  p.add_option('-l', action="store_true",
+               help="Create link (ignored)")
   p.add_option('-L', action="store", metavar="linkprefix",
                help="Link prefix (ignored)")
   p.add_option('-X', action="append", metavar="file",
                help="Ignore a file when installing a directory recursively.")
 
   # The remaining arguments are not used in our tree, thus they're not
   # implented.
   def BadArg(option, opt, value, parser):