diff --git a/tools/gnome-doc-utils.make b/tools/gnome-doc-utils.make

index 726c5b8..339817f 100644

--- a/tools/gnome-doc-utils.make

+++ b/tools/gnome-doc-utils.make

@@ -640,8 +640,8 @@ install-doc-figs:

 	    fi; \

 	    figbase=`echo $$fig | sed -e 's/^.*\///'`; \

 	    if $$figsymlink; then \

-	      echo "cd $$figdir && $(LN_S) -f ../../C/$$fig $$figbase"; \

-	      ( cd "$$figdir" && $(LN_S) -f "../../C/$$fig" "$$figbase" ); \

+	      echo "cd $$figdir && $(LN_S) -f $(HELP_DIR)/$(_doc_install_dir)/C/$$fig $$figbase"; \

+	      ( cd "$$figdir" && $(LN_S) -f "$(HELP_DIR)/$(_doc_install_dir)/C/$$fig" "$$figbase" ); \

 	    else \

 	      echo "$(INSTALL_DATA) $$figfile $$figdir$$figbase"; \

 	      $(INSTALL_DATA) "$$figfile" "$$figdir$$figbase"; \