diff --git a/cmd/zstream/Makefile.am b/cmd/zstream/Makefile.am
index f36e1e364f55..8e813027fa3d 100644
--- a/cmd/zstream/Makefile.am
+++ b/cmd/zstream/Makefile.am
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/Rules.am
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS = zstream
 
 zstream_SOURCES = \
 	zstream.c \
 	zstream.h \
 	zstream_dump.c \
 	zstream_redup.c \
 	zstream_token.c
 
 zstream_LDADD = \
 	$(abs_top_builddir)/lib/libzfs/libzfs.la \
 	$(abs_top_builddir)/lib/libzfs_core/libzfs_core.la \
 	$(abs_top_builddir)/lib/libnvpair/libnvpair.la
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/CppCheck.am
 
 install-exec-hook:
-	$(LN_S) zstream $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)/zstreamdump
+	cd $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir) && $(LN_S) -f zstream zstreamdump