diff -u -r ../dpkg-1.18.2/lib/dpkg/atomic-file.c ./lib/dpkg/atomic-file.c
--- ../dpkg-1.18.2/lib/dpkg/atomic-file.c 2015-07-12 22:38:47.000000000 -0400
+++ ./lib/dpkg/atomic-file.c 2015-08-25 18:06:51.689715379 -0400
-@@ -90,8 +90,11 @@
+@@ -90,8 +90,14 @@
if (unlink(name_old) && errno != ENOENT)
ohshite(_("error removing old backup file '%s'"), name_old);
- if (link(file->name, name_old) && errno != ENOENT)
- ohshite(_("error creating new backup file '%s'"), name_old);
++#ifdef __ANDROID__
++ /* Termux: Use rename(2) since Android does not support hardlinks. */
++ if (rename(file->name, name_old) && errno != ENOENT) {
++#else
+ if (link(file->name, name_old) && errno != ENOENT) {
-+ /* Termux modification: Try with rename(2) for systems not supporting hardlinks. */
-+ if (rename(file->name, name_old))
-+ ohshite(_("error creating new backup file '%s'"), name_old);
++#endif
++ ohshite(_("error creating new backup file '%s'"), name_old);
+ }
free(name_old);