diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f37278c216..66b84a9f1a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "test-fast": "grunt test-fast",
     "version": "node build/sri-update",
     "prepublishOnly": "grunt build && node build/sri-update --validate",
-    "postinstall": "ln -s -f node_modules/angular-precommit/index.js .git/hooks/commit-msg"
+    "postinstall": "cd .git/hooks/ && cp ../../node_modules/angular-precommit/index.js commit-msg && cd ../../"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "angular-precommit": "^1.0.3",