diff --git a/meta/classes/go-vendor.bbclass b/meta/classes/go-vendor.bbclass
index 38ea69ab50..f3268c1125 100644
--- a/meta/classes/go-vendor.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/go-vendor.bbclass
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ python do_go_vendor() {
     if os.path.exists(vendor_dir):
         # Nothing to do except re-establish link to actual vendor folder
         if not os.path.exists(linkname):
-            os.symlink(vendor_dir, linkname)
+            oe.path.relsymlink(vendor_dir, linkname)
         return
 
     bb.utils.mkdirhier(vendor_dir)
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ python do_go_vendor() {
         symlink_target = os.path.join(source_dir, *['src', go_import, replaced_path])
         symlink_name = os.path.join(vendor_dir, vendored_name)
         bb.debug(1, "vendored name %s, symlink name %s" % (vendored_name, symlink_name))
-        os.symlink(symlink_target, symlink_name)
+        oe.path.relsymlink(symlink_target, symlink_name)
 
     # Create a symlink to the actual directory
-    os.symlink(vendor_dir, linkname)
+    oe.path.relsymlink(vendor_dir, linkname)
 }
 
 addtask go_vendor before do_patch after do_unpack