diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index f2a9ef0f6..40b4ee09c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -3443,7 +3443,7 @@ from userspace.")
            (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
              (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
                     (sbin (string-append out "/sbin")))
-               (symlink (string-append sbin "/mount.ntfs-3g")
+               (symlink "mount.ntfs-3g"
                         (string-append sbin "/mount.ntfs"))))))))
     (home-page "https://www.tuxera.com/community/open-source-ntfs-3g/")
     (synopsis "Read-write access to NTFS file systems")