diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/provider/ProviderUtils.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/provider/ProviderUtils.java
index 1ad5fd8c256..ac909925f0f 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/provider/ProviderUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/provider/ProviderUtils.java
@@ -298,8 +298,7 @@ public class ProviderUtils implements YarnServiceConstants {
         destFile = new Path(staticFile.getDestFile());
       }
 
-      String symlink = APP_RESOURCES_DIR + "/" + destFile.getName();
-      addLocalResource(launcher, symlink, localResource, destFile);
+      addLocalResource(launcher, destFile.getName(), localResource, destFile);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/provider/TestProviderUtils.java b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/provider/TestProviderUtils.java
index 6e8bc433548..5d794d251c2 100644
--- a/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/provider/TestProviderUtils.java
+++ b/hadoop-yarn-project/hadoop-yarn/hadoop-yarn-applications/hadoop-yarn-services/hadoop-yarn-services-core/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/yarn/service/provider/TestProviderUtils.java
@@ -154,11 +154,11 @@ public class TestProviderUtils {
 
     ProviderUtils.handleStaticFilesForLocalization(launcher, sfs,
         compLaunchCtx);
-    Mockito.verify(launcher).addLocalResource(Mockito.eq("resources/destFile1"),
+    Mockito.verify(launcher).addLocalResource(Mockito.eq("destFile1"),
         any(LocalResource.class));
     Mockito.verify(launcher).addLocalResource(
-        Mockito.eq("resources/destFile_2"), any(LocalResource.class));
+        Mockito.eq("destFile_2"), any(LocalResource.class));
     Mockito.verify(launcher).addLocalResource(
-        Mockito.eq("resources/sourceFile4"), any(LocalResource.class));
+        Mockito.eq("sourceFile4"), any(LocalResource.class));
   }
 }