diff --git a/x11-themes/candy-icon-theme/candy-icon-theme-0_pre20200606.ebuild b/x11-themes/candy-icon-theme/candy-icon-theme-0_pre20200606.ebuild
index 5137a111d5..1f1499fb77 100644
--- a/x11-themes/candy-icon-theme/candy-icon-theme-0_pre20200606.ebuild
+++ b/x11-themes/candy-icon-theme/candy-icon-theme-0_pre20200606.ebuild
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ fi
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
 
+# dead symbolic links QA
+src_prepare() {
+	find . -xtype l -delete || die
+}
+
 src_install() {
 	dodir /usr/share/icons/candy-icons
 	insinto /usr/share/icons/candy-icons
diff --git a/x11-themes/candy-icon-theme/candy-icon-theme-9999.ebuild b/x11-themes/candy-icon-theme/candy-icon-theme-9999.ebuild
index 5137a111d5..1f1499fb77 100644
--- a/x11-themes/candy-icon-theme/candy-icon-theme-9999.ebuild
+++ b/x11-themes/candy-icon-theme/candy-icon-theme-9999.ebuild
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ fi
 LICENSE="GPL-3"
 SLOT="0"
 
+# dead symbolic links QA
+src_prepare() {
+	find . -xtype l -delete || die
+}
+
 src_install() {
 	dodir /usr/share/icons/candy-icons
 	insinto /usr/share/icons/candy-icons