diff --git a/utils/create-symlink/create-symlink.js b/utils/create-symlink/create-symlink.js
index 13e324f588..fef20bba5b 100644
--- a/utils/create-symlink/create-symlink.js
+++ b/utils/create-symlink/create-symlink.js
@@ -29,18 +29,19 @@ function createSymbolicLink(src, dest, type) {
     .then(() => fs.symlink(src, dest, type));
 }
 
-function createPosixSymlink(origin, dest, _type) {
+function createPosixSymlink(src, dest, _type) {
   const type = _type === "exec" ? "file" : _type;
-  const relativeSymlink = path.relative(path.dirname(dest), origin);
+  const relativeSymlink = path.relative(path.dirname(dest), src);
 
   if (_type === "exec") {
-    // If the target exists, create real symlink. If the target doesn't exist yet,
-    // create a shim shell script.
-    return fs.pathExists(origin).then(exists => {
+    // If the src exists, create a real symlink.
+    // If the src doesn't exist yet, create a shim shell script.
+    return fs.pathExists(src).then(exists => {
       if (exists) {
-        return createSymbolicLink(relativeSymlink, dest, type).then(() => fs.chmod(origin, "755"));
+        return createSymbolicLink(relativeSymlink, dest, type).then(() => fs.chmod(src, "755"));
       }
-      return shShim(origin, dest, type).then(() => fs.chmod(dest, "755"));
+
+      return shShim(src, dest, type).then(() => fs.chmod(dest, "755"));
     });
   }
 
@@ -55,12 +56,11 @@ function createWindowsSymlink(src, dest, type) {
   return createSymbolicLink(src, dest, type);
 }
 
-function shShim(target, script, type) {
-  log.silly("shShim", [target, script, type]);
-
-  const absTarget = path.resolve(path.dirname(script), target);
+function shShim(src, dest, type) {
+  log.silly("shShim", [src, dest, type]);
 
+  const absTarget = path.resolve(path.dirname(dest), src);
   const scriptLines = ["#!/bin/sh", `chmod +x ${absTarget} && exec ${absTarget} "$@"`];
 
-  return fs.writeFile(script, scriptLines.join("\n"));
+  return fs.writeFile(dest, scriptLines.join("\n"));
 }