diff --git a/share/dict/Makefile b/share/dict/Makefile
index 10cb8c73490..79382337995 100644
--- a/share/dict/Makefile
+++ b/share/dict/Makefile
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ all clean cleandir depend lint tags:
 install:
 	install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 ${FILES} \
 	    ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dict
+	(cd ${DESTDIR}${BINDIR}/dict; rm -f words; ln -s web2 words)
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>