diff --git a/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c b/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c
index 65cdb1c..3b6bc6f 100644
--- a/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c
+++ b/src/logic/slbt_exec_link.c
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ int slbt_exec_link(
 		SLBT_NESTED_ERROR(dctx);
 
 	/* .lai wrapper symlink */
-	if (ret == 0)
+	if ((ret == 0) && dctx->cctx->rpath)
 		if ((ret = slbt_create_symlink(
 				dctx,ectx,
 				output,