diff --git a/src/api/link.ts b/src/api/link.ts
index 796c217de0..08d1867c32 100644
--- a/src/api/link.ts
+++ b/src/api/link.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export async function linkToGlobal (
   maybeOpts?: PnpmOptions
 ) {
   const opts = extendOptions(maybeOpts)
+  opts.global = true // bins will be linked to the global bin path
   const globalPkgPath = expandTilde(opts.globalPath)
   await link(linkFrom, globalPkgPath, opts)
 }