diff --git a/dev-java/maven-bin/maven-bin-3.8.8-r1.ebuild b/dev-java/maven-bin/maven-bin-3.8.8-r1.ebuild
index b05640d316136..cf734f850620a 100644
--- a/dev-java/maven-bin/maven-bin-3.8.8-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-java/maven-bin/maven-bin-3.8.8-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ src_install() {
 
 	dodoc NOTICE README.txt
 
-	dodir /usr/bin
-	dosym "${MAVEN_SHARE}/bin/mvn" "${EPREFIX}/usr/bin/mvn-${SLOT}"
+	dosym -r "${MAVEN_SHARE}/bin/mvn" "/usr/bin/mvn-${SLOT}"
 
 	# See bug #342901.
 	echo "CONFIG_PROTECT=\"${MAVEN_SHARE}/conf\"" > "${T}/25${MAVEN}" || die
diff --git a/dev-java/maven-bin/maven-bin-3.9.9.ebuild b/dev-java/maven-bin/maven-bin-3.9.9.ebuild
index 199d1adc2e7bc..f30689f323239 100644
--- a/dev-java/maven-bin/maven-bin-3.9.9.ebuild
+++ b/dev-java/maven-bin/maven-bin-3.9.9.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ src_install() {
 
 	dodoc NOTICE README.txt
 
-	dodir /usr/bin
-	dosym "${MAVEN_SHARE}/bin/mvn" "${EPREFIX}/usr/bin/mvn-${SLOT}"
+	dosym -r "${MAVEN_SHARE}/bin/mvn" "/usr/bin/mvn-${SLOT}"
 
 	# See bug #342901.
 	echo "CONFIG_PROTECT=\"${MAVEN_SHARE}/conf\"" > "${T}/25${MAVEN}" || die