diff --git a/Mac/IDLE/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/Python b/Mac/IDLE/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
deleted file mode 120000
index c8ff9490e80..00000000000
--- a/Mac/IDLE/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Mac/Makefile.in b/Mac/Makefile.in
index f4bf9af551b..8cabb281c8e 100644
--- a/Mac/Makefile.in
+++ b/Mac/Makefile.in
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ install_IDLE:
 	test -d "$(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONAPPSDIR)" || mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONAPPSDIR)"
 	-test -d "$(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONAPPSDIR)/IDLE.app" && rm -r "$(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONAPPSDIR)/IDLE.app"
 	cp -PR IDLE/IDLE.app "$(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONAPPSDIR)"
+	ln -sf $(INSTALLED_PYTHONAPP) "$(DESDIR)$(PYTHONAPPSDIR)/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/Python"
 	touch "$(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONAPPSDIR)/IDLE.app"
 
 $(INSTALLED_PYTHONAPP): install_Python