diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
index 59c39ebe9f..0c6b3829e2 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/info.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'formula'
 require 'tab'
+require 'keg'
 
 module Homebrew extend self
   def info
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ module Homebrew extend self
       kegs.each do |keg|
         next if keg.basename.to_s == '.DS_Store'
         print "#{keg} (#{keg.abv})"
-        print " *" if f.installed_prefix == keg and kegs.length > 1
+        print " *" if Keg.new(keg).linked? and kegs.length > 1
         puts
         tab = Tab.for_keg keg
         unless tab.used_options.empty?