diff --git a/package/pseudo/pseudo-wrapper b/package/pseudo/pseudo-wrapper
index feaa7fcecb..9c8dbdbfab 100644
--- a/package/pseudo/pseudo-wrapper
+++ b/package/pseudo/pseudo-wrapper
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+if [ "${0##*/}" = "fakeroot" ]; then
+    cat >&2 <<-_EOF_
+	WARNING: fakeroot has been replaced with pseudo.
+	WARNING: Update your script(s) to use pseudo or pseudo-wrapper instead.
+	_EOF_
+fi
+
 export PSEUDO_PREFIX="$(dirname "${0%/*}")"
 export PSEUDO_OPTS="-t0"
 if [ -n "${TARGET_DIR}" ]; then
@@ -9,4 +16,4 @@ if [ -n "${BASE_DIR}" ]; then
     export PSEUDO_LOCALSTATEDIR="${BASE_DIR}/build/.pseudodb"
 fi
 
-exec "${0%-wrapper}" "${@}"
+exec "${0%/*}/pseudo" "${@}"
diff --git a/package/pseudo/pseudo.mk b/package/pseudo/pseudo.mk
index 7701825343..aa2a9c78a0 100644
--- a/package/pseudo/pseudo.mk
+++ b/package/pseudo/pseudo.mk
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ endef
 HOST_PSEUDO_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_PSEUDO_INSTALL_WRAPPER
 
 define HOST_PSEUDO_FAKEROOT_SYMLINK
-	ln -sf pseudo $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/fakeroot
+	ln -sf pseudo-wrapper $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/fakeroot
 endef
 HOST_PSEUDO_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_PSEUDO_FAKEROOT_SYMLINK