diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index aea2a5d0..0e2af16e 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2009.02.03.162440"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2009.02.04.200055"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
index 1c816698..e6ec3a18 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.c
@@ -1978,6 +1978,7 @@ int Xorriso_iso_lstat(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *path, struct stat *stbuf,
 
 /* @param flag bit0= give directory x-permission where is r-permission
                bit1= do not transfer ACL or xattr
+               bit5= transfer ACL or xattr from eventual link target
 */
 int Xorriso_transfer_properties(struct XorrisO *xorriso, struct stat *stbuf,
                                char *disk_path,  IsoNode *node, int flag)
@@ -2009,7 +2010,8 @@ int Xorriso_transfer_properties(struct XorrisO *xorriso, struct stat *stbuf,
  if(xorriso->do_aaip & 5) {
    ret= iso_local_get_attrs(disk_path, &num_attrs, &names, &value_lengths,
                             &values, ((xorriso->do_aaip & 1) && !(flag & 2))
-                                     | (!(xorriso->do_aaip & 4)) << 2);
+                                     | ((!(xorriso->do_aaip & 4)) << 2)
+                                     | (flag & 32));
    if(ret < 0) { 
      Xorriso_process_msg_queues(xorriso,0);
      Xorriso_report_iso_error(xorriso, disk_path, ret,
@@ -2442,7 +2444,7 @@ int Xorriso_copy_implicit_properties(struct XorrisO *xorriso, IsoDir *dir,
  if(stat(nfd, &stbuf)==-1)
    return(0);
  Xorriso_transfer_properties(xorriso, &stbuf, nfd, (IsoNode *) dir,
-                             ((flag&1) && d==0));
+                             ((flag&1) && d==0) | 32);
  sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
          "Copied properties for %s", Text_shellsafe(ni, sfe, 0));
  sprintf(xorriso->info_text+strlen(xorriso->info_text),
@@ -2474,7 +2476,7 @@ int Xorriso_copy_properties(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
      return(0);
  }
  Xorriso_transfer_properties(xorriso, &stbuf, disk_path, node,
-         ((flag & 2) >> 1) | (((stbuf.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFLNK) << 1));
+                             ((flag & 2) >> 1) | ((flag & 1) << 5));
  xorriso->volset_change_pending= 1;
  return(1);
 }
@@ -2672,7 +2674,7 @@ attach_source:;
 
      } else if(is_dir) {
        Xorriso_transfer_properties(xorriso, &stbuf, disk_path,
-                  (IsoNode *) dir, ((stbuf.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFLNK) << 1);
+                                   (IsoNode *) dir, 32);
        if(!(flag&32)) {
          ret= Xorriso_add_tree(xorriso, dir, img_path, disk_path, NULL,
                                flag&2);