diff --git a/pkg/deb/backports/buster b/pkg/deb/backports/buster
index 00c884cf4..d25bd425a 100755
--- a/pkg/deb/backports/buster
+++ b/pkg/deb/backports/buster
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ sed -i -e 's/^execute_before_dh_auto_configure:/override_dh_auto_configure:/' ${
 sed -i -e 's/^execute_after_dh_installsystemd:/override_dh_installsystemd:\n\tdh_installsystemd/' ${DIST}/rules
 sed -i -e 's/^execute_before_dh_auto_install-indep:/override_dh_auto_install-indep:/' ${DIST}/rules
 sed -i -e '/^\tgzip -9 < README.md/a\\n\tdh_auto_install' ${DIST}/rules
+
+# fix links
+sed -i -e 's#${env:deb_systemdsystemunitdir}#/lib/systemd/system/#g' \
+  ${DIST}/rtpengine-recording-daemon.links
+sed -i -e 's#${env:deb_systemdsystemunitdir}#/lib/systemd/system/#g' \
+  ${DIST}/rtpengine-daemon.links
+
 # Add dwz override
 cat >> ${DIST}/rules <<'EOF'
 
diff --git a/pkg/deb/backports/focal b/pkg/deb/backports/focal
index 20773ff27..d50cd6e02 100755
--- a/pkg/deb/backports/focal
+++ b/pkg/deb/backports/focal
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ sed -i -e 's/debhelper-compat.*/debhelper-compat (= 12),/' ${DIST}/control
 sed -i -e 's/^execute_after_dh_installsystemd:/override_dh_installsystemd:\n\tdh_installsystemd/' ${DIST}/rules
 sed -i -e 's/^execute_before_dh_auto_install-indep:/override_dh_auto_install-indep:/' ${DIST}/rules
 sed -i -e '/^\tgzip -9 < README.md/a\\n\tdh_auto_install' ${DIST}/rules
+
+# fix links
+sed -i -e 's#${env:deb_systemdsystemunitdir}#/lib/systemd/system/#g' \
+  ${DIST}/rtpengine-recording-daemon.links
+sed -i -e 's#${env:deb_systemdsystemunitdir}#/lib/systemd/system/#g' \
+  ${DIST}/rtpengine-daemon.links
+
 # Add dwz override
 cat >> ${DIST}/rules <<'EOF'