diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index e0ce7d886..2945e5361 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ install: kak
 	mkdir -p $(sharedir)/rc
 	install -m 0644 ../share/kak/kakrc $(sharedir)
 	install -m 0644 ../rc/* $(sharedir)/rc
-	ln -s $(sharedir)/rc $(sharedir)/autoload
+	ln -r -s $(sharedir)/rc $(sharedir)/autoload
 	mkdir -p $(docdir)
 	install -m 0644 ../README.asciidoc $(docdir)
 	install -m 0644 ../doc/* $(docdir)