diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
index a4629025ae..53c923d919 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/reinstall.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module Homebrew
     fi.build_bottle         = ARGV.build_bottle? || (!f.bottled? && f.build.bottle?)
     fi.interactive          = ARGV.interactive?
     fi.git                  = ARGV.git?
-    fi.link_keg             = keg_was_linked if keg_had_linked_opt
+    fi.link_keg           ||= keg_was_linked if keg_had_linked_opt
     fi.prelude
 
     oh1 "Reinstalling #{f.full_name} #{options.to_a.join " "}"
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
index 1c9c89d768..4b03e8080a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/upgrade.rb
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ module Homebrew
     fi.options = options
     fi.build_bottle = ARGV.build_bottle? || (!f.bottled? && f.build.build_bottle?)
     fi.installed_on_request = !ARGV.named.empty?
-    fi.link_keg             = keg_was_linked if keg_had_linked_opt
+    fi.link_keg           ||= keg_was_linked if keg_had_linked_opt
     if tab
       fi.installed_as_dependency = tab.installed_as_dependency
       fi.installed_on_request  ||= tab.installed_on_request
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 48109310ee..4f8708a4d7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ class FormulaInstaller
 
   attr_reader :formula
   attr_accessor :options, :build_bottle, :invalid_option_names
-  attr_accessor :installed_as_dependency, :installed_on_request
+  attr_accessor :installed_as_dependency, :installed_on_request, :link_keg
   mode_attr_accessor :show_summary_heading, :show_header
   mode_attr_accessor :build_from_source, :force_bottle
   mode_attr_accessor :ignore_deps, :only_deps, :interactive, :git
-  mode_attr_accessor :verbose, :debug, :quieter, :link_keg
+  mode_attr_accessor :verbose, :debug, :quieter
 
   def initialize(formula)
     @formula = formula
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
     fi.verbose                 = verbose?
     fi.quieter                 = quieter?
     fi.debug                   = debug?
-    fi.link_keg                = keg_was_linked if keg_had_linked_keg
+    fi.link_keg              ||= keg_was_linked if keg_had_linked_keg
     fi.installed_as_dependency = true
     fi.installed_on_request    = df.any_version_installed? && tab.installed_on_request
     fi.prelude