diff --git a/devenver.py b/devenver.py
index f1393f5..5599951 100644
--- a/devenver.py
+++ b/devenver.py
@@ -396,8 +396,11 @@ def download_and_install_archive(download_url,
         # OS.
         use_hardlink = is_windows or os.name == 'nt'
         for symlink_entry in exe_dict["symlink"]:
-            symlink_dest = symlink_dir / symlink_entry
-            symlink_src = exe_path
+            symlink_dest     = symlink_dir / symlink_entry
+            symlink_src      = exe_path
+            symlink_rel_src  = pathlib.Path(symlink_src).relative_to(install_dir)
+            symlink_rel_dest = pathlib.Path(symlink_dest).relative_to(install_dir)
+
             skip_link = False;
             if os.path.exists(symlink_dest):
                 # Windows uses hardlinks because symlinks require you to enable "developer" mode
@@ -414,11 +417,13 @@ def download_and_install_archive(download_url,
                 else:
                     os.unlink(symlink_dest)
 
+            import contextlib
             if not skip_link:
                 if use_hardlink:
                     os.link(src=symlink_src, dst=symlink_dest)
                 else:
-                    os.symlink(src=symlink_src, dst=symlink_dest)
+                    with contextlib.chdir(install_dir):
+                        os.symlink(src=symlink_rel_src, dst=symlink_dest)
 
         # Collect paths to add to the devenv script
         # ----------------------------------------------------------------------