diff --git a/scripts/polarssl_symlinks.sh b/scripts/polarssl_symlinks.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/polarssl_symlinks.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Create libpolarssl.* symlinks in the given directory
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <target-directory>" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -d "$1" ]; then :; else
+    echo "$0: target directory must exist" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if cd "$1"; then :; else
+    echo "$0: cd '$1' failed" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ls | grep 'libmbedtls\.' >/dev/null; then :; else
+    echo "$0: libmbedtls not found in target directory" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+for f in libmbedtls.*; do
+    ln -sf $f libpolarssl${f#libmbedtls}
+done