diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e2388d5fe4eec..d17930776f3d67 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ endif
 # See comments on the build-addons target for some more info
 $(NODE_EXE): config.gypi out/Makefile
 	$(MAKE) -C out BUILDTYPE=Release V=$(V)
-	if [ ! -r $(NODE_EXE) -o ! -L $(NODE_EXE) ]; then ln -fs out/Release/$(NODE_EXE) $@; fi
+	if [ ! -r $@ -o ! -L $@ ]; then ln -fs out/Release/$(NODE_EXE) $@; fi
 
 $(NODE_G_EXE): config.gypi out/Makefile
 	$(MAKE) -C out BUILDTYPE=Debug V=$(V)
-	if [ ! -r $(NODE_EXE) -o ! -L $(node_EXE) ]; then ln -fs out/Debug/$(NODE_EXE) $@; fi
+	if [ ! -r $@ -o ! -L $@ ]; then ln -fs out/Debug/$(NODE_EXE) $@; fi
 
 out/Makefile: common.gypi deps/uv/uv.gyp deps/http_parser/http_parser.gyp \
               deps/zlib/zlib.gyp deps/v8/gypfiles/toolchain.gypi \