diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d8c45bbe198..f26a5c3cf4e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ install(
   CODE "execute_process( \
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink \
         ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/Hyprland \
-        ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/hyprland
+        \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/hyprland\" \
         )")
 
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