diff --git a/unblob/handlers/archive/_safe_tarfile.py b/unblob/handlers/archive/_safe_tarfile.py
index 2ddc8af2b7..0d6e5ceac6 100644
--- a/unblob/handlers/archive/_safe_tarfile.py
+++ b/unblob/handlers/archive/_safe_tarfile.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def extract(self, tarinfo: tarfile.TarInfo, extract_root: Path):  # noqa: C901
                     "Absolute path as link target.",
                     "Converted to extraction relative path.",
                 )
-                tarinfo.linkname = f"./{tarinfo.linkname}"
+                tarinfo.linkname = f"{extract_root}/{tarinfo.linkname}"
 
             if not is_safe_path(
                 basedir=extract_root,