diff --git a/srcpkgs/nvidia/template b/srcpkgs/nvidia/template
index 83bfd9afe40..2d300b5613d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nvidia/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nvidia/template
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ do_install() {
 
 	# optix ray racing engine
 	vinstall libnvoptix.so.${version} 755 usr/lib
-	ln -sf libnvoptix.so.${version} ${DESTDIR}/${libdir}/libnvoptix.so
-	ln -sf libnvoptix.so.${version} ${DESTDIR}/${libdir}/libnvoptix.so.1
+	ln -sf libnvoptix.so.${version} /usr/lib/libnvoptix.so
+	ln -sf libnvoptix.so.${version} /usr/lib/libnvoptix.so.1
 
 	# dkms pkg
 	vmkdir usr/src/nvidia-${version}