diff --git a/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk b/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk
index bbf7d95108..e32505be22 100644
--- a/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk
+++ b/package/rsyslog/rsyslog.mk
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ define RSYSLOG_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
 	ln -sf ../../../../usr/lib/systemd/system/rsyslog.service \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/rsyslog.service
-	ln -sf ../../../../usr/lib/systemd/system/rsyslog.service \
+	ln -sf ../../../usr/lib/systemd/system/rsyslog.service \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/syslog.service
 endef