diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b9cbbcb..74a3850 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ prepare_locale: prepare_build
 		mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(LOCALEDIR)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES ; \
 		mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(WWWDIR)/$(localewebdirsrc)/$$lang ; \
 		install -m 644 $(localewebdirsrc)/$$lang/$(localemofile) $(DESTDIR)$(LOCALEDIR)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES/$(NAME)-web.mo ; \
-		ln -s $(DESTDIR)$(LOCALEDIR)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES/$(NAME)-web.mo $(DESTDIR)$(WWWDIR)/$(localewebdirsrc)/$$lang/$(localemofile) ; \
+		ln --relative -s $(DESTDIR)$(LOCALEDIR)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES/$(NAME)-web.mo $(DESTDIR)$(WWWDIR)/$(localewebdirsrc)/$$lang/$(localemofile) ; \
 	done
 	for lang in $(localeapilang) ; do \
 		mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(LOCALEDIR)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES ; \
 		mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(WWWDIR)/$(localeapidirsrc)/$$lang ; \
 		install -m 644 $(localeapidirsrc)/$$lang/$(localemofile) $(DESTDIR)$(LOCALEDIR)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES/$(NAME)-api.mo ; \
-		ln -s $(DESTDIR)$(LOCALEDIR)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES/$(NAME)-api.mo $(DESTDIR)$(WWWDIR)/$(localeapidirsrc)/$$lang/$(localemofile) ; \
+		ln --relative -s $(DESTDIR)$(LOCALEDIR)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES/$(NAME)-api.mo $(DESTDIR)$(WWWDIR)/$(localeapidirsrc)/$$lang/$(localemofile) ; \
 	done
 
 prepare_samples: