diff --git a/yadm b/yadm
index e55a287..6329107 100755
--- a/yadm
+++ b/yadm
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ function alt() {
                 fi
                 cp -f "$alt_path" "$new_link"
               else
-                ln -nfs "$alt_path" "$new_link"
+                alt_ln "$alt_path" "$new_link"
               fi
               last_linked="$alt_path"
             fi
@@ -234,6 +234,20 @@ function alt() {
 
 }
 
+function alt_ln() {
+  local alt_dir alt_base new_base
+
+  alt_dir="$(dirname "$1")"
+  alt_base="$(basename "$1")"
+  new_base="$(basename "$2")"
+  if pushd "$alt_dir" >/dev/null ; then
+    ln -nfs "$alt_base" "$new_base"
+    popd &>/dev/null
+  else
+    ln -nfs "$1" "$2"
+  fi
+}
+
 function bootstrap() {
 
   bootstrap_available || error_out "Cannot execute bootstrap\n'$YADM_BOOTSTRAP' is not an executable program."