diff --git a/builder/Makefile.am b/builder/Makefile.am
index 2dc9d2340..75485997f 100644
--- a/builder/Makefile.am
+++ b/builder/Makefile.am
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ DISTCLEANFILES = .depend
 repoconfdir = $(sysconfdir)/xdg/virt-builder/repos.d
 repoconf_DATA = libguestfs.conf libguestfs.gpg
 
+install-exec-hook:
+	$(LN_S) xdg/virt-builder $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/virt-builder
+
 # Build a small C index validator program.
 bin_PROGRAMS = virt-index-validate
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e05ad5f50..299cb296e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ gl_EARLY
 gl_INIT
 
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
+AC_PROG_LN_S
 
 # Define $(SED).
 m4_ifdef([AC_PROG_SED],[