1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/keg_fix_install_names.rb b/Library/Homebrew/keg_fix_install_names.rb
index 083afabff..efc1bd48c 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/keg_fix_install_names.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/keg_fix_install_names.rb
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@ class Keg < Pathname
       changed = s.gsub!(old_cellar, new_cellar)
       changed = s.gsub!(old_prefix, new_prefix) || changed
 
-      if changed
+      begin
         first.atomic_write(s)
+      rescue Errno::EACCES
+        first.ensure_writable do
+          first.open("wb") { |f| f.write(s) }
+        end
+      else
         rest.each { |file| FileUtils.ln(first, file, :force => true) }
-      end
+      end if changed
     end
   end