diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index ed5cdef7..edfa9e31 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ download_sources() {
 		local file=$(get_filepath "$netfile" || true)
 		if [[ -n "$file" ]]; then
 			msg2 "$(gettext "Found %s")" "${file##*/}"
-			rm -f "$srcdir/$file"
+			rm -f "$srcdir/${file##*/}"
 			ln -s "$file" "$srcdir/"
 			continue
 		fi