diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 0419f19e..61a12637 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -40,3 +40,9 @@ ckdb_SOURCES = ckdb.c ckdb_cmd.c ckdb_data.c ckdb_dbio.c ckdb_btc.c \
 		ckdb_crypt.c ckdb.h klist.c ktree.c klist.h ktree.h
 ckdb_LDADD = libckpool.a @JANSSON_LIBS@ @LIBS@
 endif
+
+install-exec-hook:
+	$(LN_S) -f ckpool $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/ckproxy
+
+uninstall-local:
+	rm -f $(bindir)/ckproxy
diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index 8b6363e3..480d3bda 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -1630,6 +1630,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct sigaction handler;
 	int c, ret, i = 0, j;
 	char buf[512] = {};
+	char *appname;
 	ckpool_t ckp;
 
 	/* Make significant floating point errors fatal to avoid subtle bugs being missed */
@@ -1646,6 +1647,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		ckp.initial_args[ckp.args] = strdup(argv[ckp.args]);
 	ckp.initial_args[ckp.args] = NULL;
 
+	appname = basename(argv[0]);
+	if (!strcmp(appname, "ckproxy"))
+		ckp.proxy = true;
+
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "Ac:Dd:g:HhkLl:Nn:PpqRS:s:tu", long_options, &i)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'A':