diff --git a/.changeset/rich-books-relate.md b/.changeset/rich-books-relate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f53d649020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rich-books-relate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"supi": patch
+---
+
+Linking should not fail on context checks.
diff --git a/.changeset/sixty-yaks-buy.md b/.changeset/sixty-yaks-buy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fc856cfa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sixty-yaks-buy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/plugin-commands-installation": patch
+---
+
+`pnpm link -g <pkg>` should not break node_modules of the target project.
diff --git a/.changeset/ten-dogs-call.md b/.changeset/ten-dogs-call.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c20e4ed82b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ten-dogs-call.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/plugin-commands-installation": patch
+---
+
+Do not run installation in the global package, when linking a dependency using `pnpm link -g <pkg name>`.
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-installation/src/link.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-installation/src/link.ts
index d677081dc5..92d2c6db27 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-installation/src/link.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-installation/src/link.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   install,
   InstallOptions,
   link,
+  LinkFunctionOptions,
   linkToGlobal,
   WorkspacePackages,
 } from 'supi'
@@ -124,27 +125,6 @@ export async function handler (
 
   const [pkgPaths, pkgNames] = partition((inp) => isFilespec.test(inp), params)
 
-  if (pkgNames.length > 0) {
-    let globalPkgNames!: string[]
-    if (opts.workspaceDir) {
-      workspacePackagesArr = await findWorkspacePackages(opts.workspaceDir, opts)
-
-      const pkgsFoundInWorkspace = workspacePackagesArr
-        .filter(({ manifest }) => manifest.name && pkgNames.includes(manifest.name))
-      pkgsFoundInWorkspace.forEach((pkgFromWorkspace) => pkgPaths.push(pkgFromWorkspace.dir))
-
-      if ((pkgsFoundInWorkspace.length > 0) && !linkOpts.targetDependenciesField) {
-        linkOpts.targetDependenciesField = 'dependencies'
-      }
-
-      globalPkgNames = pkgNames.filter((pkgName) => !pkgsFoundInWorkspace.some((pkgFromWorkspace) => pkgFromWorkspace.manifest.name === pkgName))
-    } else {
-      globalPkgNames = pkgNames
-    }
-    const globalPkgPath = pathAbsolute(opts.dir)
-    globalPkgNames.forEach((pkgName) => pkgPaths.push(path.join(globalPkgPath, 'node_modules', pkgName)))
-  }
-
   await Promise.all(
     pkgPaths.map(async (dir) => installLimit(async () => {
       const s = await createOrConnectStoreControllerCached(storeControllerCache, opts)
@@ -171,12 +151,46 @@ export async function handler (
       )
     }))
   )
+
+  if (pkgNames.length > 0) {
+    let globalPkgNames!: string[]
+    if (opts.workspaceDir) {
+      workspacePackagesArr = await findWorkspacePackages(opts.workspaceDir, opts)
+
+      const pkgsFoundInWorkspace = workspacePackagesArr
+        .filter(({ manifest }) => manifest.name && pkgNames.includes(manifest.name))
+      pkgsFoundInWorkspace.forEach((pkgFromWorkspace) => pkgPaths.push(pkgFromWorkspace.dir))
+
+      if ((pkgsFoundInWorkspace.length > 0) && !linkOpts.targetDependenciesField) {
+        linkOpts.targetDependenciesField = 'dependencies'
+      }
+
+      globalPkgNames = pkgNames.filter((pkgName) => !pkgsFoundInWorkspace.some((pkgFromWorkspace) => pkgFromWorkspace.manifest.name === pkgName))
+    } else {
+      globalPkgNames = pkgNames
+    }
+    const globalPkgPath = pathAbsolute(opts.dir)
+    globalPkgNames.forEach((pkgName) => pkgPaths.push(path.join(globalPkgPath, 'node_modules', pkgName)))
+  }
+
   const { manifest, writeProjectManifest } = await readProjectManifest(cwd, opts)
 
+  const linkConfig = await getConfig(
+    { ...opts.cliOptions, dir: cwd },
+    {
+      excludeReporter: true,
+      rcOptionsTypes: installCommand.rcOptionsTypes(),
+      workspaceDir: await findWorkspaceDir(cwd),
+    }
+  )
+  const storeL = await createOrConnectStoreControllerCached(storeControllerCache, linkConfig)
   const newManifest = await link(pkgPaths, path.join(cwd, 'node_modules'), {
-    ...linkOpts,
+    ...linkConfig,
+    targetDependenciesField: linkOpts.targetDependenciesField,
+    storeController: storeL.ctrl,
+    storeDir: storeL.dir,
     manifest,
-  })
+  } as LinkFunctionOptions)
   await writeProjectManifest(newManifest)
 
   await Promise.all(
diff --git a/packages/supi/src/link/index.ts b/packages/supi/src/link/index.ts
index 480e490140..7202b3ed22 100644
--- a/packages/supi/src/link/index.ts
+++ b/packages/supi/src/link/index.ts
@@ -37,13 +37,17 @@ import {
   LinkOptions,
 } from './options'
 
+type LinkFunctionOptions = LinkOptions & {
+  linkToBin?: string
+  dir: string
+}
+
+export { LinkFunctionOptions }
+
 export default async function link (
   linkFromPkgs: Array<{alias: string, path: string} | string>,
   destModules: string,
-  maybeOpts: LinkOptions & {
-    linkToBin?: string
-    dir: string
-  }
+  maybeOpts: LinkFunctionOptions
 ) {
   const reporter = maybeOpts?.reporter
   if ((reporter != null) && typeof reporter === 'function') {
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ export default async function link (
   const ctx = await getContextForSingleImporter(opts.manifest, {
     ...opts,
     extraBinPaths: [], // ctx.extraBinPaths is not needed, so this is fine
-  })
+  }, true)
 
   const importerId = getLockfileImporterId(ctx.lockfileDir, opts.dir)
   const currentLockfile = clone(ctx.currentLockfile)