diff --git a/kittens/transfer/receive.py b/kittens/transfer/receive.py
index 19758c722..bd95f72e4 100644
--- a/kittens/transfer/receive.py
+++ b/kittens/transfer/receive.py
@@ -201,17 +201,9 @@ class Manager:
                     target = rid_map.get(f.remote_target)
                     if target is None:
                         return f'Symbolic link with remote id: {f.remote_target} not found'
-                    if f.remote_symlink_value.startswith(b'/'):
-                        lt = target.expanded_local_path
-                    else:
-                        lt = target.expanded_local_path
-                        try:
-                            cp = os.path.commonpath((f.expanded_local_path, lt))
-                        except ValueError:
-                            pass
-                        else:
-                            if cp:
-                                lt = os.path.relpath(lt, cp)
+                    lt = target.expanded_local_path
+                    if not f.remote_symlink_value.startswith(b'/'):
+                        lt = os.path.relpath(lt, os.path.dirname(f.expanded_local_path))
                 else:
                     lt = f.remote_symlink_value.decode('utf-8')
                 os.symlink(lt, f.expanded_local_path)
diff --git a/kitty/file_transmission.py b/kitty/file_transmission.py
index dbfe19505..bdcfe1b14 100644
--- a/kitty/file_transmission.py
+++ b/kitty/file_transmission.py
@@ -429,13 +429,7 @@ class DestFile:
                 if lt.startswith('fid:'):
                     lt = all_files[lt[4:]].name
                     if self.ftype is FileType.symlink:
-                        try:
-                            cp = os.path.commonpath((self.name, lt))
-                        except ValueError:
-                            pass
-                        else:
-                            if cp:
-                                lt = os.path.relpath(lt, cp)
+                        lt = os.path.relpath(lt, os.path.dirname(self.name))
                 elif lt.startswith('fid_abs:'):
                     lt = all_files[lt[8:]].name
                 elif lt.startswith('path:'):