diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/motioncor2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/motioncor2/package.py
index cd4db241f0d..e99a052c099 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/motioncor2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/motioncor2/package.py
@@ -51,3 +51,5 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
         mkdirp(prefix.bin)
         for files in glob("MotionCor2_*"):
             install(files, prefix.bin)
+        with working_dir(prefix.bin):
+            symlink('MotionCor2_{0}'.format(spec.version), 'MotionCor2')