diff --git a/cmd/rofl/build/artifacts.go b/cmd/rofl/build/artifacts.go
index 8c003e03..cb5fe242 100644
--- a/cmd/rofl/build/artifacts.go
+++ b/cmd/rofl/build/artifacts.go
@@ -184,12 +184,7 @@ FILES:
 			}
 		case tar.TypeSymlink:
 			// Symbolic link.
-			var linkPath string
-			linkPath, err = cleanupPath(header.Linkname)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if err = os.Symlink(linkPath, path); err != nil {
+			if err = os.Symlink(header.Linkname, path); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create soft link: %w", err)
 			}
 		case tar.TypeChar, tar.TypeBlock, tar.TypeFifo: