diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iptables/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iptables/default.nix
index 5209518cb61..0b4b492d318 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iptables/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iptables/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       mkdir $out/include/net
       cp -prd include/net/netfilter $out/include/net/netfilter
       mkdir $out/include/linux
-      ln -s $out/include/net/netfilter $out/include/linux/netfilter
     '';
 
   meta = {