diff --git a/package/iputils/iputils.mk b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
index daceb192f2..d9e3958e1d 100644
--- a/package/iputils/iputils.mk
+++ b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ IPUTILS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += IPUTILS_MOVE_BINARIES
 
 # upstream requires distros to create symlink
 define IPUTILS_CREATE_PING6_SYMLINK
-	ln -sf $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/ping $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/ping6
+	ln -sf ping $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/ping6
 endef
 IPUTILS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += IPUTILS_CREATE_PING6_SYMLINK