diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dc05e2c0..6e14d548 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ ifneq ($(findstring mingw32,$(MACHINE)),)
 	install -m755 libtree-sitter.dll.a '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/libtree-sitter.dll.a
 else
 	install -m755 libtree-sitter.$(SOEXT) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER)
-	ln -sf libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER_MAJOR)
-	ln -sf libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER_MAJOR) '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)'/libtree-sitter.$(SOEXT)
+	cd '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)' && ln -sf libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER) libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER_MAJOR)
+	cd '$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)' && ln -sf libtree-sitter.$(SOEXTVER_MAJOR) libtree-sitter.$(SOEXT)
 endif
 
 uninstall: