diff --git a/mozilla/xpinstall/packager/xptlink.pl b/mozilla/xpinstall/packager/xptlink.pl
index e3d13546c16..a4280983e12 100755
--- a/mozilla/xpinstall/packager/xptlink.pl
+++ b/mozilla/xpinstall/packager/xptlink.pl
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ else {
   $bindir = "bin/";
 }
 
+# remove extra slashes from $destdir
+$destdir =~ s:/+:/:g;
+
 # set debug level
 if ($verbose && !($debug)) {
 	$debug = 1;