diff --git a/build/build-libpng.sh b/build/build-libpng.sh
index 0a038f9..ce29ea3 100755
--- a/build/build-libpng.sh
+++ b/build/build-libpng.sh
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ make_compile () {
   make install
   checkStatus $? "installation of ${SOFTWARE} failed"
 
-  ln -s $3/lib/png16.a $3/lib/libpng16.a
-  checkStatus $? "linking libpng16.a failed"
+#  ln -s $3/lib/png16.a $3/lib/libpng16.a
+#  checkStatus $? "linking libpng16.a failed"
 
 }