diff --git a/deploy/install.sh b/deploy/install.sh
index 73a08ae..07e28b3 100644
--- a/deploy/install.sh
+++ b/deploy/install.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ mkdir -p "$LIB"
 install -m 0755 "$HERE/$NAME" "$LIB/$NAME.new"
 mv -f "$LIB/$NAME.new" "$LIB/$NAME" # atomic, so upgrading a running service is safe
 rm -f "$BIN"
-ln -s "/usr/local/lib/$NAME/$NAME" "$BIN"
+LINK=/usr/local/lib/$NAME/$NAME
+[ -z "${DESTDIR:-}" ] || LINK=$LIB/$NAME # staging: point inside the staging folder
+ln -s "$LINK" "$BIN"
 if [ -f "$HERE/traefik" ]; then
 	install -m 0755 "$HERE/traefik" "$ROOT/usr/local/lib/$NAME/traefik.new"
 	mv -f "$ROOT/usr/local/lib/$NAME/traefik.new" "$ROOT/usr/local/lib/$NAME/traefik"