diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9ac66a1e92..49989944df 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ sphinx_build = find_program('sphinx-build', required: doc_opt)
 ### Install information
 prefix = get_option('prefix')
 
+bindir = prefix / get_option('bindir')
 datadir = prefix / get_option('datadir')
 libdir = prefix / get_option('libdir')
 localstatedir = prefix / get_option('localstatedir')
@@ -1333,6 +1334,12 @@ executable(
     ],
 )
 
+install_symlink(
+    'named-compilezone',
+    pointing_to: 'named-checkzone',
+    install_dir: bindir,
+)
+
 executable(
     'named-journalprint',
     named_journalprint_src,