diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 9107794c..a3c6e870 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ install: kak
 	mkdir -p $(sharedir)/rc
 	install -m 0644 ../share/kak/kakrc $(sharedir)
 	install -m 0644 ../rc/* $(sharedir)/rc
-	ln -r -s $(sharedir)/rc $(sharedir)/autoload
+	ln -s $(sharedir)/rc $(sharedir)/autoload
 	mkdir -p $(docdir)
 	install -m 0644 ../README.asciidoc $(docdir)
 	install -m 0644 ../doc/* $(docdir)