diff --git a/recipes-devtools/flex/flex_%.bbappend b/recipes-devtools/flex/flex_%.bbappend
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+do_install_append_class-target () {
+    ln -sf flex ${D}${bindir}/lex
+    ln -sf flex ${D}${bindir}/lex++
+}
+
+do_install_append () {
+    ln -sf flex ${D}${bindir}/lex
+    ln -sf flex ${D}${bindir}/lex++
+}