diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index eacd70c2bf7..54e9a6865f9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -128,15 +128,8 @@ $(OSX_DMG): $(OSX_APP_BUILT) $(OSX_PACKAGING)
 deploydir: $(OSX_DMG)
 else !BUILD_DARWIN
 APP_DIST_DIR=$(top_builddir)/dist
-APP_DIST_EXTRAS=$(APP_DIST_DIR)/.DS_Store $(APP_DIST_DIR)/Applications
 
-$(APP_DIST_DIR)/Applications:
-	@rm -f $@
-	@cd $(@D); $(LN_S) /Applications $(@F)
-
-$(APP_DIST_EXTRAS): $(APP_DIST_DIR)/$(OSX_APP)/Contents/MacOS/Bitcoin-Qt
-
-$(OSX_TEMP_ISO): $(APP_DIST_EXTRAS)
+$(OSX_TEMP_ISO): $(APP_DIST_DIR)/$(OSX_APP)/Contents/MacOS/Bitcoin-Qt
 	$(XORRISOFS) -D -l -V "$(OSX_VOLNAME)" -no-pad -r -dir-mode 0755 -o $@ $(APP_DIST_DIR) -- $(if $(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH),-volume_date all_file_dates =$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH))
 
 $(OSX_DMG): $(OSX_TEMP_ISO)
@@ -145,7 +138,7 @@ $(OSX_DMG): $(OSX_TEMP_ISO)
 $(APP_DIST_DIR)/$(OSX_APP)/Contents/MacOS/Bitcoin-Qt: $(OSX_APP_BUILT) $(OSX_PACKAGING)
 	INSTALLNAMETOOL=$(INSTALLNAMETOOL) OTOOL=$(OTOOL) STRIP=$(STRIP) $(PYTHON) $(OSX_DEPLOY_SCRIPT) $(OSX_APP) $(OSX_VOLNAME) -translations-dir=$(QT_TRANSLATION_DIR)
 
-deploydir: $(APP_DIST_EXTRAS)
+deploydir: $(APP_DIST_DIR)/$(OSX_APP)/Contents/MacOS/Bitcoin-Qt
 endif !BUILD_DARWIN
 
 appbundle: $(OSX_APP_BUILT)
diff --git a/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus b/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus
index e1d6f28eabb..cc24e0317b5 100755
--- a/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus
+++ b/contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus
@@ -554,6 +554,12 @@ shutil.copy2(tiff_path, bg_path)
 
 # ------------------------------------------------
 
+print("+ Generating symlink for /Applications +")
+
+os.symlink("/Applications", os.path.join('dist', "Applications"))
+
+# ------------------------------------------------
+
 if config.dmg is not None:
 
     print("+ Preparing .dmg disk image +")
@@ -577,11 +583,6 @@ if config.dmg is not None:
         print("Attaching temp image...")
     output = run(["hdiutil", "attach", tempname, "-readwrite"], check=True, universal_newlines=True, stdout=PIPE).stdout
 
-    m = re.search(r"/Volumes/(.+$)", output)
-    disk_root = m.group(0)
-
-    os.symlink("/Applications", os.path.join(disk_root, "Applications"))
-
     print("+ Finalizing .dmg disk image +")
 
     run(["hdiutil", "detach", f"/Volumes/{appname}"], universal_newlines=True)