diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index cba3cfad..b8e817e6 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -1182,6 +1182,10 @@
         FOUNDPATH=0
         # Check for symlink
         if [ -L ${sFILE} ]; then
+            if [ ${BINARY_SCAN_FINISHED} -eq 0 -a "${READLINKBINARY}" = "" ]; then
+                FIND=`which readlink`
+                if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" ]; then logtext "Setting temporary readlinkbinary variable"; READLINKBINARY="${FIND}"; fi
+            fi
             if [ ! "${READLINKBINARY}" = "" ]; then
                 tFILE=`${READLINKBINARY} -f ${sFILE}`
                 # Check if we can find the file now