1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ln.c b/src/ln.c
index e3ecff36f..6c01e7fe3 100644
--- a/src/ln.c
+++ b/src/ln.c
@@ -511,6 +511,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       usage (1);
     }
 
+  if (backup_suffix_string)
+    simple_backup_suffix = xstrdup (backup_suffix_string);
+
   backup_type = (make_backups
 		 ? xget_version (_("backup type"), version_control_string)
 		 : none);