diff --git a/templates/kernel26.tmpl b/templates/kernel26.tmpl
index 92dd09aec57..655af1adcf4 100644
--- a/templates/kernel26.tmpl
+++ b/templates/kernel26.tmpl
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ post_install()
 	done
 
 	cd $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/include && ln -s asm-x86 asm
-	cd $destdir/usr/src && ln linux-$version linux
+	cd $destdir/usr/src && ln -s linux-$version linux
 	for arch in ${_arch}; do
 		rm -rf $destdir/usr/src/linux-$version/arch/$arch
 	done