--- lha-114i/src/lhext.c
+++ lha-114i/src/lhext.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ extract_one(afp, hdr)
 				}
 
 				unlink(bb1);
+				make_parent_path(bb1);
 				l_code = symlink(bb2, bb1);
 				if (l_code < 0) {
 					if (quiet != TRUE)