diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1f7ca61..93d8817 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -89,6 +89,29 @@ shellinaboxd_LDFLAGS = -static
 libtool: $(LIBTOOL_DEPS)
 	$(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
 
+
+${top_srcdir}/demo/demo.js: ${top_srcdir}/demo/beep.wav                       \
+                            ${top_srcdir}/demo/demo.jspp                      \
+                            ${top_srcdir}/demo/favicon.ico                    \
+                            ${top_srcdir}/demo/styles.css                     \
+                            ${top_srcdir}/demo/vt100.js
+
+${top_srcdir}/demo/beep.wav: ${top_srcdir}/shellinabox/beep.wav
+	@rm -f "$@"
+	ln "$<" "$@"
+
+${top_srcdir}/demo/favicon.ico: ${top_srcdir}/shellinabox/favicon.ico
+	@rm -f "$@"
+	ln "$<" "$@"
+
+${top_srcdir}/demo/styles.css: ${top_srcdir}/shellinabox/styles.css
+	@rm -f "$@"
+	ln "$<" "$@"
+
+${top_srcdir}/demo/vt100.js: ${top_srcdir}/shellinabox/vt100.js
+	@rm -f "$@"
+	ln "$<" "$@"
+
 shellinaboxd.1: shellinabox/shellinaboxd.man.in config.h
 	@src="${top_srcdir}/shellinabox/shellinaboxd.man.in";                 \
 	echo preprocess  "$$src" '>'"$@";                                     \
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 770d552..ebf698b 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1003,6 +1003,28 @@ uninstall-man: uninstall-man1
 libtool: $(LIBTOOL_DEPS)
 	$(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
 
+${top_srcdir}/demo/demo.js: ${top_srcdir}/demo/beep.wav                       \
+                            ${top_srcdir}/demo/demo.jspp                      \
+                            ${top_srcdir}/demo/favicon.ico                    \
+                            ${top_srcdir}/demo/styles.css                     \
+                            ${top_srcdir}/demo/vt100.js
+
+${top_srcdir}/demo/beep.wav: ${top_srcdir}/shellinabox/beep.wav
+	-rm -f "$@"
+	ln "$<" "$@"
+
+${top_srcdir}/demo/favicon.ico: ${top_srcdir}/shellinabox/favicon.ico
+	-rm -f "$@"
+	ln "$<" "$@"
+
+${top_srcdir}/demo/styles.css: ${top_srcdir}/shellinabox/styles.css
+	-rm -f "$@"
+	ln "$<" "$@"
+
+${top_srcdir}/demo/vt100.js: ${top_srcdir}/shellinabox/vt100.js
+	-rm -f "$@"
+	ln "$<" "$@"
+
 shellinaboxd.1: shellinabox/shellinaboxd.man.in config.h
 	@src="${top_srcdir}/shellinabox/shellinaboxd.man.in";                 \
 	echo preprocess  "$$src" '>'"$@";                                     \
diff --git a/demo/beep.wav b/demo/beep.wav
deleted file mode 120000
index 63a996d..0000000
--- a/demo/beep.wav
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../shellinabox/beep.wav
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demo/favicon.ico b/demo/favicon.ico
deleted file mode 120000
index 68215d3..0000000
--- a/demo/favicon.ico
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../shellinabox/favicon.ico
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demo/styles.css b/demo/styles.css
deleted file mode 120000
index 56f3b96..0000000
--- a/demo/styles.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../shellinabox/styles.css
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demo/vt100.js b/demo/vt100.js
deleted file mode 120000
index 6cacc8e..0000000
--- a/demo/vt100.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../shellinabox/vt100.js
\ No newline at end of file