commit 3ccd774255b8215733e0bdfdf5a683da9dd10923
Author: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>
Date:   Wed Sep 24 10:31:51 2014 +0300

    Handle directory replaced with a symlink to one in verify (RhBug:1101861)
    
    - An unforced installation must not cause verification failures - we
      permit directories to be replaced by directory symlinks during
      install so we need to do the same in verify too.

diff --git a/lib/verify.c b/lib/verify.c
index eb6f2e1..84e9843 100644
--- a/lib/verify.c
+++ b/lib/verify.c
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ int rpmVerifyFile(const rpmts ts, const rpmfi fi,
 	return 1;
     }
 
+    /* If we expected a directory but got a symlink to one, follow the link */
+    if (S_ISDIR(fmode) && S_ISLNK(sb.st_mode) && stat(fn, &sb) != 0) {
+	*res |= RPMVERIFY_LSTATFAIL;
+	return 1;
+    }
+
     /* Links have no mode, other types have no linkto */
     if (S_ISLNK(sb.st_mode))
 	flags &= ~(RPMVERIFY_MODE);