diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/basestore.py b/hgext/largefiles/basestore.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/basestore.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/basestore.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class basestore(object):
         self.url = url
 
     def put(self, source, hash):
-        '''Put source file into the store under <filename>/<hash>.'''
+        '''Put source file into the store so it can be retrieved by hash.'''
         raise NotImplementedError('abstract method')
 
     def exists(self, hashes):
diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/localstore.py b/hgext/largefiles/localstore.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/localstore.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/localstore.py
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ class localstore(basestore.basestore):
     def put(self, source, hash):
         if lfutil.instore(self.remote, hash):
             return
-        lfutil.link(lfutil.storepath(self.repo, hash),
-                lfutil.storepath(self.remote, hash))
+        lfutil.link(source, lfutil.storepath(self.remote, hash))
 
     def exists(self, hashes):
         retval = {}