diff --git a/src/pwsh-install.ps1 b/src/pwsh-install.ps1
index 1553e83..981c83d 100644
--- a/src/pwsh-install.ps1
+++ b/src/pwsh-install.ps1
@@ -86,8 +86,14 @@ function Update-PowerShellProfile([string]$Path, [bool] $Install, [bool] $UseBom
         return
     }
 
+    $writePath = Get-ProfileWritePath $Path
+    $isSymlink = $writePath -ne $Path
+    if ($Install -and $isSymlink) {
+        [void](New-Item -Path (Split-Path -LiteralPath $writePath) -ItemType Directory -Force)
+    }
+
     # Get-Content uses .NET's StreamReader, so it auto-detects UTF-8/UTF-16 with BOM.
-    $text = Get-Content -LiteralPath $Path -Raw -ErrorAction Ignore
+    $text = Get-Content -LiteralPath $writePath -Raw -ErrorAction Ignore
     if (!$text) {
         $text = ''
     }
@@ -117,7 +123,12 @@ function Update-PowerShellProfile([string]$Path, [bool] $Install, [bool] $UseBom
     }
 
     if (!$text) {
-        Remove-FileIfExists $Path
+        if ($isSymlink) {
+            [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($writePath, '', [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new($UseBom))
+        }
+        else {
+            Remove-FileIfExists $Path
+        }
         return
     }
 
@@ -125,10 +136,10 @@ function Update-PowerShellProfile([string]$Path, [bool] $Install, [bool] $UseBom
     $encoding = [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new($UseBom)
 
     # Atomic write: stage as .new, then replace.
-    $newPath = "$Path.new"
+    $newPath = "$writePath.new"
     try {
         [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($newPath, $text, $encoding)
-        [System.IO.File]::Move($newPath, $Path, $true)
+        [System.IO.File]::Move($newPath, $writePath, $true)
     }
     catch {
         Remove-Item -LiteralPath $newPath -Force -ErrorAction Ignore