diff --git a/release/tools/arm.subr b/release/tools/arm.subr
index bc516eb4d744..97326c4d1fb7 100644
--- a/release/tools/arm.subr
+++ b/release/tools/arm.subr
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ arm_create_user() {
 		-c 'FreeBSD User' -d '/home/freebsd' -s '/bin/csh'
 	chroot ${CHROOTDIR} /usr/sbin/pw -R ${DESTDIR} \
 		usermod root -w yes
-	chroot ${CHROOTDIR} ln -s /home ${DESTDIR}/usr/home
 
 	return 0
 }