diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f3b9b2..5c595ac 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ endif
 		cp '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(bindir_SQ)/git$X' \
 			'$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/git$X'; \
 	fi
-	$(foreach p,$(BUILT_INS), $(RM) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' && ln '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/git$X' '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' ;)
+	$(foreach p,$(BUILT_INS), $(RM) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' && ln '$(gitexecdir_SQ)/git$X' '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p' ;)
 ifneq (,$X)
 	$(foreach p,$(patsubst %$X,%,$(filter %$X,$(ALL_PROGRAMS) $(BUILT_INS) git$X)), $(RM) '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(gitexecdir_SQ)/$p';)
 endif