diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c1ecb14cdf2..532f1d954fc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -248,7 +248,15 @@ target_precompile_headers(Hyprland PRIVATE
 
 message(STATUS "Setting link libraries")
 
-target_link_libraries(Hyprland rt PkgConfig::aquamarine_dep PkgConfig::hyprlang_dep PkgConfig::hyprutils_dep PkgConfig::hyprcursor_dep PkgConfig::hyprgraphics_dep PkgConfig::deps)
+target_link_libraries(
+  Hyprland
+  rt
+  PkgConfig::aquamarine_dep
+  PkgConfig::hyprlang_dep
+  PkgConfig::hyprutils_dep
+  PkgConfig::hyprcursor_dep
+  PkgConfig::hyprgraphics_dep
+  PkgConfig::deps)
 if(udis_dep_FOUND)
   target_link_libraries(Hyprland PkgConfig::udis_dep)
 else()
@@ -369,7 +377,6 @@ install(
         ${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/Hyprland \
         \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR}/hyprland\" \
         )")
-
 # session file
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/example/hyprland.desktop
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR}/wayland-sessions)
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 2efc2213b4b..7054d8e46de 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -49,3 +49,9 @@ executable(
   ],
   install: true,
 )
+
+install_symlink(
+  'hyprland',
+  install_dir: get_option('bindir'),
+  pointing_to: 'Hyprland',
+)