--- ldconfig-970926/ldconfig.c.ewt	Tue Oct 21 13:44:27 1997
+++ ldconfig-970926/ldconfig.c	Tue Oct 21 13:45:37 1997
@@ -182,8 +182,14 @@
 	    *islink = S_ISLNK(statbuf.st_mode);
 
 	    /* then try opening it */
-	    if (!(file = fopen(buff, "rb")))
-		warn("can't open %s (%s), skipping", buff, strerror(errno));
+	    if (!(file = fopen(buff, "rb"))) {
+		if (*islink) {
+		    if (strstr(buff, ".so."))
+			unlink(buff);
+		} else {
+		    warn("can't open %s (%s), skipping", buff, strerror(errno));
+		}
+	    }
 	    else
 	    {
 		/* now make sure it's a shared library */