diff --git a/config/cron/crontab b/config/cron/crontab
index 16a5b960c..7fa37ea8b 100644
--- a/config/cron/crontab
+++ b/config/cron/crontab
@@ -55,3 +55,6 @@ HOME=/
 
 # fireinfo
 %nightly,random * 23-4	/usr/bin/sendprofile >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+# pakfire
+%nightly,random * 23-4	/usr/local/bin/pakfire update >/dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/44/update.sh b/config/rootfiles/core/44/update.sh
index 4ce7025cd..eeb68f01b 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/44/update.sh
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/44/update.sh
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ echo Unpack the updated files ...
 tar xvf /opt/pakfire/tmp/files --preserve --numeric-owner -C / \
 	--no-overwrite-dir
 
+# Re-read crontab
+fcrontab -z
+
+# Remove old pakfire cronjob.
+rm -f /etc/fcron.daily/pakfire-update
+
 # Convert /etc/fstab entries to UUID ...
 #
 echo Convert fstab entries to UUID ...
diff --git a/lfs/pakfire b/lfs/pakfire
index b55c89f28..8038753b1 100644
--- a/lfs/pakfire
+++ b/lfs/pakfire
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	mv -vf $(DIR_APP)/pakfire.conf $(DIR_APP)/etc/
 	chown root.root $(DIR_APP) -R
 	chmod 755 $(DIR_APP)/pakfire
-	
-	ln -sf ../../opt/pakfire/pakfire /etc/fcron.daily/pakfire-update
-	
 	touch /var/log/pakfire.log
 	chown root.nobody /var/log/pakfire.log
 	chmod 664 /var/log/pakfire.log