diff --git a/CheckPkgConfig.py b/CheckPkgConfig.py
index 35f6f30..b94a942 100644
--- a/CheckPkgConfig.py
+++ b/CheckPkgConfig.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import re
 import commands
 import Config
 import os
+import stat
 
 class PkgConfigCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractFilesCheck):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class PkgConfigCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractFilesCheck):
 
 
     def check_file(self, pkg, filename):
-        if pkg.isSource():
+        if pkg.isSource() or not stat.S_ISREG(pkg.files()[filename][0]):
             return
 
         if pkg.grep(self.suspicious_dir, filename):
diff --git a/rpmlint.changes b/rpmlint.changes
index c909c54..ef9432a 100644
--- a/rpmlint.changes
+++ b/rpmlint.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 20 23:12:56 CET 2008 - dmueller@suse.de
+
+- only test for regular files in ChkPkgConfig check
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov  7 15:53:11 CET 2008 - dmueller@suse.de
 
diff --git a/rpmlint.spec b/rpmlint.spec
index 98697cf..5260387 100644
--- a/rpmlint.spec
+++ b/rpmlint.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Name:           rpmlint
 BuildRequires:  rpm-python
 Summary:        Rpm correctness checker
 Version:        0.84
-Release:        2
+Release:        3
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        config
 Source1001:     config.in
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /usr/share/man/man1/rpmlint.1.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 20 2008 dmueller@suse.de
+- only test for regular files in ChkPkgConfig check
 * Fri Nov 07 2008 dmueller@suse.de
 - add check for otherproviders() in branding packages
 - correct kde4 related dependency checkers to not give false advises