--- a/Makefile	
+++ a/Makefile	
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/%: $(srcdir)/include/%
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 644 $< $@
 
 $(DESTDIR)$(LDSO_PATHNAME): $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libc.so
-	$(INSTALL) -D -l $(libdir)/libc.so $@ || true
+	$(INSTALL) -D -l $$(realpath --no-symlinks --relative-to=$$(dirname $@) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libc.so) $@ || true
 
 install-libs: $(ALL_LIBS:lib/%=$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/%) $(if $(SHARED_LIBS),$(DESTDIR)$(LDSO_PATHNAME),)