--- a/localepurge
+++ b/localepurge
@@ -165,7 +165,14 @@
     ${ACTION} `find ${REMOVEPATH} -type f -o -type l`
 
     if [ "$SHOWFREEDSPACE" = "enabled" ]; then
-        SPACEAFTER=$(df -P ${REMOVEPATH} | awk '{if ( NR==2 ) { print $3 }}')
+        # if symlink, REMOVEPATH could be removed
+        # check from parentdir then
+        if [ -d ${REMOVEPATH} ]; then
+            SPACEAFTER=$(df -P ${REMOVEPATH} | awk '{if ( NR==2 ) { print $3 }}')
+        else
+            SPACEAFTER=$(df -P ${REMOVEPATH%/*} | awk '{if ( NR==2 ) { print $3 }}')
+        fi
+
         SPACESUM=$(($SPACEBEFORE - $SPACEAFTER))
 
         if test $SPACESUM -gt 0 ; then