diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/package_links/PackageLinkDirectory.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/package_links/PackageLinkDirectory.cpp
index cb96ee9a0c..ae2d171127 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/package_links/PackageLinkDirectory.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/package_links/PackageLinkDirectory.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ PackageLinkDirectory::_UpdateDependencies(PackageLinksListener* listener)
 		Package* resolvablePackage = resolvable != NULL
 			? resolvable->Package() : NULL;
 
-		Node* node = FindChild(dependency->Name());
+		Node* node = FindChild(dependency->FileName());
 		if (node != NULL) {
 			// link already exists -- update
 			DependencyLink* link = static_cast<DependencyLink*>(node);
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ PackageLinkDirectory::_UpdateDependencies(PackageLinksListener* listener)
 			if (link == NULL)
 				return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
-			status_t error = link->Init(this, dependency->Name());
+			status_t error = link->Init(this, dependency->FileName());
 			if (error != B_OK) {
 				delete link;
 				RETURN_ERROR(error);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/resolvables/Dependency.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/resolvables/Dependency.cpp
index 30f02dfc23..2cc42af4d9 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/resolvables/Dependency.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/resolvables/Dependency.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include <AutoDeleter.h>
+
 #include "Version.h"
 
 
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ Dependency::Dependency(::Package* package)
 	fFamily(NULL),
 	fResolvable(NULL),
 	fName(),
+	fFileName(),
 	fVersion(NULL),
 	fVersionOperator(B_PACKAGE_RESOLVABLE_OP_EQUAL)
 {
@@ -36,6 +39,26 @@ Dependency::Init(const char* name)
 	if (!fName.SetTo(name))
 		return B_NO_MEMORY;
 
+	// If the name contains a ':', replace it with '~' in the file name. We do
+	// that so that a path containing the symlink can be used in colon-separated
+	// search paths.
+	if (strchr(name, ':') != NULL) {
+		char* fileName = strdup(name);
+		if (fileName == NULL)
+			return B_NO_MEMORY;
+		MemoryDeleter fileNameDeleter(fileName);
+
+		char* remainder = fileName;
+		while (char* colon = strchr(remainder, ':')) {
+			*colon = '~';
+			remainder = colon + 1;
+		}
+
+		if (!fFileName.SetTo(fileName))
+			return B_NO_MEMORY;
+	} else
+		fFileName = fName;
+
 	return B_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/resolvables/Dependency.h b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/resolvables/Dependency.h
index 4997110b24..2a6bae9ba1 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/resolvables/Dependency.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/resolvables/Dependency.h
@@ -54,13 +54,16 @@ public:
 			bool				ResolvableCompatibleVersionMatches(
 									Version* resolvableVersion) const;
 
-			const String&		Name() const	{ return fName; }
+			const String&		Name() const		{ return fName; }
+			const String&		FileName() const	{ return fFileName; }
 
 private:
 			::Package*			fPackage;
 			DependencyFamily*	fFamily;
 			::Resolvable*		fResolvable;
 			String				fName;
+			String				fFileName;
+									// fName with ':' replaced by '~'
 			Version*			fVersion;
 			BPackageResolvableOperator fVersionOperator;