diff --git a/qmake/Makefile.unix b/qmake/Makefile.unix
index 32029e44..1199d0a1 100644
--- a/qmake/Makefile.unix
+++ b/qmake/Makefile.unix
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ install: tqmake
 	-cp -f @BUILD_PATH@/bin/tqmake @QT_INSTALL_BINS@
 	[ -d @QT_INSTALL_DATA@ ] || mkdir -p @QT_INSTALL_DATA@
 	-cp -R -f @SOURCE_PATH@/mkspecs @QT_INSTALL_DATA@
-	-ln -s -f @QMAKESPEC@ @QT_INSTALL_DATA@/mkspecs/default
 
 clean::
 	rm -f $(OBJS) $(QOBJS)