diff --git a/meta/classes/relative_symlinks.bbclass b/meta/classes/relative_symlinks.bbclass
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3157737347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/classes/relative_symlinks.bbclass
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+do_install[postfuncs] += "install_relative_symlinks"
+
+python install_relative_symlinks () {
+    oe.path.replace_absolute_symlinks(d.getVar('D'), d)
+}
diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc
index 5cca019e1d..fc55925615 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export EX_LIBS = "-lgcc -ldl"
 export AS = "${CC} -c"
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = "-e MAKEFLAGS="
 
-inherit pkgconfig siteinfo multilib_header ptest
+inherit pkgconfig siteinfo multilib_header ptest relative_symlinks
 
 PACKAGES =+ "libcrypto libssl ${PN}-misc openssl-conf"
 FILES_libcrypto = "${libdir}/libcrypto${SOLIBS}"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/bzip2/bzip2_1.0.6.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/bzip2/bzip2_1.0.6.bb
index ef7bc89765..0512a75990 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/bzip2/bzip2_1.0.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/bzip2/bzip2_1.0.6.bb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PACKAGES =+ "libbz2"
 
 CFLAGS_append = " -fPIC -fpic -Winline -fno-strength-reduce -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
 
-inherit autotools update-alternatives ptest
+inherit autotools update-alternatives ptest relative_symlinks
 
 ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
 ALTERNATIVE_${PN} = "bunzip2 bzcat"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/fontconfig/fontconfig_2.12.1.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/fontconfig/fontconfig_2.12.1.bb
index 8616154c61..95b066ce46 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/fontconfig/fontconfig_2.12.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/fontconfig/fontconfig_2.12.1.bb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ RREPLACES_fontconfig-utils = "libfontconfig-utils"
 RCONFLICTS_fontconfig-utils = "libfontconfig-utils"
 DEBIAN_NOAUTONAME_fontconfig-utils = "1"
 
-inherit autotools pkgconfig
+inherit autotools pkgconfig relative_symlinks
 
 FONTCONFIG_CACHE_DIR ?= "${localstatedir}/cache/fontconfig"