diff --git a/krebs/5pkgs/writers.nix b/krebs/5pkgs/writers.nix
index e1dbed5c7..d14090323 100644
--- a/krebs/5pkgs/writers.nix
+++ b/krebs/5pkgs/writers.nix
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ with import <stockholm/lib>;
         assert types.package.check link;
         {
           install = /* sh */ ''
-            ${optionalString (dirOf path != "/") /* sh */ ''
+            ${optionalString (path != "") /* sh */ ''
               ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/mkdir -p $out${dirOf path}
             ''}
             ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/ln -s ${link} $out${path}