diff --git a/gnu/build/install.scm b/gnu/build/install.scm
index 5a5e703872..c602d69489 100644
--- a/gnu/build/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/install.scm
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ (define (symlink* old new)
   (mkdir-p* %root-profile)
   (symlink* profile
             (string-append %root-profile "/guix-profile-1-link"))
-  (symlink* (string-append %root-profile "/guix-profile-1-link")
+  (symlink* "guix-profile-1-link"
             (string-append %root-profile "/guix-profile"))
 
   (mkdir-p* "/root")