diff --git a/bin/install_megadrivers.py b/bin/install_megadrivers.py
index 886b4449c86..4dc62391582 100644
--- a/bin/install_megadrivers.py
+++ b/bin/install_megadrivers.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ def main():
     else:
         to = os.path.join(os.environ['MESON_INSTALL_DESTDIR_PREFIX'], args.libdir)
 
-    master = os.path.join(to, os.path.basename(args.megadriver))
+    basename = os.path.basename(args.megadriver)
+    master = os.path.join(to, basename)
 
     if not os.path.exists(to):
         if os.path.lexists(to):
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@ def main():
 
         if os.path.lexists(abs_driver):
             os.unlink(abs_driver)
-        print(f'Installing hardlink to {args.megadriver} to {abs_driver}')
-        os.link(master, abs_driver)
+        print(f'Installing symlink pointing to {basename} to {abs_driver}')
+        os.symlink(basename, abs_driver)
 
         try:
             ret = os.getcwd()
diff --git a/src/gallium/targets/dril/meson.build b/src/gallium/targets/dril/meson.build
index 0f11e4c8cb5..bc2a5e3631c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/targets/dril/meson.build
+++ b/src/gallium/targets/dril/meson.build
@@ -133,9 +133,8 @@ if prog_ln.found()
   foreach d : dril_drivers
     custom_target(
       d,
-      input : dril_dri,
       output : d,
-      command : [prog_ln, '-f', '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'],
+      command : [prog_ln, '-sf', 'libdril_dri.so', '@OUTPUT@'],
       build_by_default : true,
     )
   endforeach