diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 787b0e8d036..76d51ad8bd0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ $(TEST_CXX_BINS): $(TEST_BIN_DIR)/%.testbin: $(TEST_CXX_BUILD_DIR)/%.o \
 # Target for extension-less symlinks to tool binaries with extension '*.bin'.
 $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/%: $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/%.bin | $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)
 	@ $(RM) $@
-	@ ln -s $(abspath $<) $@
+	@ ln -s $(notdir $<) $@
 
 $(TOOL_BINS): %.bin : %.o | $(DYNAMIC_NAME)
 	@ echo CXX/LD -o $@