diff --git a/src/Documenter.jl b/src/Documenter.jl
index a811de97306..732517cc4a0 100644
--- a/src/Documenter.jl
+++ b/src/Documenter.jl
@@ -521,7 +521,8 @@ function git_push(
                     # symlink "latest" to devurl to preserve links (remove in some future release)
                     if devurl != "latest"
                         rm(joinpath(dirname, "latest"); recursive = true, force = true)
-                        symlink(joinpath(dirname, devurl), joinpath(dirname, "latest"))
+                        # cd(dirname) do; run(`ln -s $devurl latest`); end
+                        cd(dirname) do; symlink(devurl, "latest"); end
                     end
                 else
                     @assert occursin(Base.VERSION_REGEX, tag) # checked in deploydocs