diff --git a/.github/workflows/kernel-apply-patch.sh b/.github/workflows/kernel-apply-patch.sh
index 8fdb9f90b7..97e124a0e4 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/kernel-apply-patch.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/kernel-apply-patch.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ done
 if [[ -d app-emulation/hv-daemons ]]; then
     # Update hyperv daemons ebuild soft-link to reflect new kernel version
     find -D exec app-emulation/hv-daemons/ -type l -exec rm '{}' \;
-    ln -s app-emulation/hv-daemons/hv-daemons-9999.ebuild \
+    ln --relative -s app-emulation/hv-daemons/hv-daemons-9999.ebuild \
           app-emulation/hv-daemons/hv-daemons-${VERSION_NEW}.ebuild
 fi